Collegeport Texas Map

About Collegeport, Texas

Collegeport is a locality in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Collegeport is located at 28.7253°N, 96.1750°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77428.

Collegeport lies where the vastness of Texas begins to yield to the Gulf's salty breath, a place where the land stretches out in wide, low-lying plains under an immense, ever-shifting sky. It lies 49.6 miles west-south-west of Lake Jackson, TX (from Lake Jackson, TX: bearing 245°T), and is situated 2.8 miles east-north-east of Palacios. The air here carries a perpetual whisper of the nearby waters, a humid embrace that softens the edges of the day and lends a pearlescent sheen to the distant horizon. Fields of green, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of live oaks, unfurl towards the coast, their grasses rustling with a dry, papery sound that is the constant murmur of this landscape. The light, particularly as it bleeds into evening, paints the sky in bruised purples and molten golds, reflecting off the shallow bays and tidal flats that stitch the land to the sea. This particular stretch of Matagorda County was once envisioned as a grand academic and agricultural hub, a bold experiment in communal living and learning that drew ambitious minds and eager hands in the early twentieth century. Though the lofty college campus never fully materialized as planned, the spirit of its founding lingers in the quiet persistence of Collegeport's inhabitants. The local economy, once tied to the dreams of education and fertile soil, has since found its footing in the bounty of the sea and the rich earth, with fishing fleets returning with their catches and the land still yielding its harvest under the generous sun. The echoes of those pioneering days are subtle, like the worn planks of a forgotten pier, but they speak of a resilience and a unique character that defines Collegeport.

About This Collegeport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Collegeport, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.725267, -96.174966. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Collegeport and Matagorda County.

Detailed location data for Collegeport includes the ZIP code (77428), telephone area code (281), county seat of Matagorda County (Bay City), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Collegeport is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.