Explore Four Corners, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Four Corners |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.670331 |
| Longitude | -95.660042 |
| Population | 12,103 |
| Density | 1861.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 78521, 77302, 77498 |
| Area Code | 713, 832, 281 |
| County Seat | Richmond |
| School District | Fort Bend Independent School District |
Four Corners occupies a stretch of inland prairie where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 1.8 miles south-southeast of Mission Bend, TX (from Mission Bend, TX: bearing 166°T), and is situated 3.6 miles north-northwest of Sugar Land. Keegans Bayou marks the local topography just a mile away, its slow current carving a subtle passage through the silt and heavy clay. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land dips toward the basin of Red Gully, a shallow depression that catches the runoff of seasonal storms. The elevation rises slightly toward the distant shape of Huntington Mound, which stands as a silent sentinel thirteen miles to the horizon. At twilight, the light across the grasses turns a bruised gold, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the stillness of Old River Lake seven miles away.
Four Corners emerged from the necessity of inland trade, growing steadily as the region shifted from open range to a landscape of organized enterprise. Local industry remains tied to the practical rhythms of the plains, where the labor of the soil and the movement of goods define the daily cycle. The economy draws strength from its proximity to established transport routes, maintaining a pace that favors utility over the frantic speed of larger urban centers. Residents acknowledge the weight of the past in the weathered wood of older outbuildings and the persistent patterns of land use that have survived decades of shifting markets. The work here is quiet and constant, requiring a patience that matches the broad, unhurried expanse of the surrounding terrain.
Four Corners maintains a character defined by its open spaces and the modest gravity of its public life. The Four Corners Recreation Center serves as the primary gathering point, providing a necessary anchor for community engagement and local events throughout the year. For those who seek a longer path, the Oyster Creek Trail offers a six-mile corridor for movement and reflection amidst the native flora. While the area does not claim the fame of global icons, it possesses a localized identity shaped by the endurance of its people and the stark beauty of the inland climate. The sky here is vast enough to make the concerns of a single afternoon feel small, a quality that residents recognize in the way the wind moves across the fields at dusk.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Four Corners, Texas. Coordinates: 29.670331, -95.660042. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Four Corners includes the ZIP code (78521, 77302, 77498), telephone area code (713, 832, 281), county seat of Fort Bend County (Richmond), and school district assignment (Fort Bend Independent School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |