Atascocita, Texas

Atascocita, Texas
Atascocita, Texas
Census-designated place
	The "Big A", with Lake Houston in the background
	Location in Harris County and the state of Texas
	Coordinates: 29°59′36″N 95°10′55″W / 29.99333°N 95.18194°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Harris
Area
• Total	25.4 sq mi (65.8 km2)
• Land	25.3 sq mi (65.4 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	72 ft (22 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	88,174
• Density	2,599/sq mi (1,003.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	77346
Area code	281
FIPS code	48-04462
GNIS feature ID	1877179
Website	www.atascocita.com

Atascocita is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston metropolitan area.^[4] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 88,174.^[1] It is located north and south of Farm to Market Road 1960 about 6 miles (10 km) east of Humble and 18 miles (29 km) northeast of downtown Houston in northeastern Harris County.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Atascocita CDP, Texas (Revision of 11-26-2012)". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Atascocita Community Guide". Atascocita.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Jasinski, Laurie E. "Atascocita". Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association.