Oak Island Texas Map

About Oak Island, Texas

Oak Island is a locality in Chambers County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 371. The population density is 119.3 people per km². Oak Island is located at 29.6629°N, 94.6881°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78264, 77514.

Oak Island emerges from the flat, marshy expanse of the Texas coast as a sliver of land defined by the persistent, brackish pulse of the West Fork Double Bayou. It lies 18.0 miles east-southeast of Baytown, TX (from Baytown, TX: bearing 106°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Anahuac. The landscape here is one of subtle shifts, where the salt-heavy air clings to the blades of cordgrass and the horizon dissolves into a gray haze where the sky meets the damp earth of the coastline. Shipe Woods anchors the southern edge of the terrain, its tangled thickets providing a sanctuary for migratory birds that navigate the quiet flyways above. To the north, the water of Lake Stephenson sits as a still, reflective pane, while the distant, winding path of Bad East Gully marks the subtle irregularities of a geography shaped by water and tide.

Oak Island retains a character forged by the rhythms of the water, where the economy has long been tethered to the bounty provided by the nearby Anahuac Channel. The land carries a quiet history of resilience, reflecting the persistence of those who have worked these coastal reaches despite the encroaching tides and the seasonal weight of the storms. Life here moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the currents, far removed from the clamor of inland centers. In the late afternoon, the light catches the surface of the marshes, turning the water into a bruised copper, a fleeting beauty that reminds the observer how much of this life depends on the grace of the shifting, saline environment.

About This Oak Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Island, Texas. Coordinates: 29.662867, -94.688094. 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 Oak Island includes the ZIP code (78264, 77514), telephone area code (210, 726, 281), county seat of Chambers County (Anahuac), and school district assignment (Anahuac 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.