Surfside Beach, Texas

Surfside Beach, Texas
City
The entrance sign to Surfside Beach
Motto(s):  "Island Life, Texas Style
Location of Surfside Beach, Texas
Coordinates: 28°57′8″N 95°17′4″W / 28.95222°N 95.28444°W / 28.95222; -95.28444
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Brazoria
Area [1]
• Total	1.87 sq mi (4.83 km2)
• Land	1.59 sq mi (4.12 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	640
• Density	364.38/sq mi (140.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	77541
Area code	979
FIPS code	48-71384[3]
GNIS feature ID	1369430[4]
Website	www.surfsidetx.org

Surfside Beach, also known as Surfside, is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. 640 people were living in Surfside Beach as of the 2020 census.^[2] Surfside Beach has a land area of 4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi).

It is on the Gulf of Mexico near the city of Freeport.

1. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Surfside Beach city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.