Quintana Texas Map

About Quintana, Texas

Quintana is a locality in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 18. The population density is 17.5 people per km². Quintana is located at 28.9333°N, 95.3083°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77541.

Quintana, a sliver of land where the Brazos River surrenders to the Gulf of Mexico, breathes the humid air of the Texas coast. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-east of Brazosport, TX (from Brazosport, TX: bearing 159°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-east of Clute. Salt-laced breezes, thick and warm, carry the cries of gulls and the distant hum of industry. The landscape here is a low-lying, verdant embrace of marsh grasses and resilient scrub, punctuated by the skeletal remains of piers and the weathered wood of fishermen's shacks. The sky, a vast, ever-shifting canvas, often bleeds into the horizon with a molten, golden light at dusk, a painterly transition that softens the sharp edges of the industrial silhouette in the distance. The gentle lapping of tidal waters against the shore is the constant, quiet pulse of Quintana, a rhythm that has shaped its existence for generations. This narrow strip of land, with its deep ties to maritime history, once served as a vital port for the burgeoning cotton trade, a place where fortunes were made and lost on the unpredictable tides and the capricious winds. The ghosts of schooners and steamships still seem to whisper on the wind, remnants of a bygone era when Quintana was a bustling hub of commerce. Today, the local economy is intrinsically linked to the energy sector, with refineries and chemical plants lining the horizon, their towering structures a stark contrast to the natural beauty of the coast. Yet, the spirit of the sea remains, evident in the small fishing charters that still ply the waters and the generations of families who have made their living from the bounty of the Gulf. Quintana endures, a testament to adaptation, its past echoing in the present alongside the ever-present, powerful embrace of the sea.

About This Quintana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Quintana, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.933304, -95.308271. 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 Quintana and Brazoria County.

Detailed location data for Quintana includes the ZIP code (78377), telephone area code (830, 281), county seat of Brazoria County (Angleton), and school district assignment (Brazosport Independent School District). 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 Quintana is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.