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Houston

Houston

About Houston

2,325,502 in city
5,968,586 in metro
1,398 km² (540 mi²)
15.24 m
A city with a Texas-sized skyline – Houston is unique for its lack of zoning restrictions, a situation which has permitted major skyscrapers to be built all over the city. In fact, Houston claims the tallest building in the United States outside a major downtown, the 901-foot Williams Tower in the Galleria District. To the east of Houston is the tallest monument in the U.S., the San Jacinto Monument in La Porte – a column topped by a Lone Star, the symbol of Texas. While the busiest parts of the city are inland, Houston is built on a major port and is not far from the historic seaside town of Galveston. One of the city's claims to fame is NASA's Johnson Space Center, which commanded the moon missions.

Zones

Energy Corridor (48), Galleria District (15), Texas Medical Center (62)

Boroughs

East Side (107), Inner Loop East (427), Inner Loop South (409), Inner Loop West (625), North Side (212), West Side (952)

Metro Cities

Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Arcola, Atascocita, Bay City, Bayou Vista, Baytown, Beach City, Beasley, Bellaire, Bellville, Brazoria, Brookshire, Bunker Hill Village, Clear Lake Shores, Cleveland, Clute, Coldspring, Conroe, Cove, Daisetta, Danbury, Dayton, Deer Park, Devers, Dickinson, El Lago, Freeport, Fresno, Friendswood, Fulshear, Galena Park, Galveston, Hardin, Hedwig Village, Hempstead, High Island, Hitchcock, Houston, Humble, Hunters Creek Village, Huntsville, Industry, Jacinto City, Jamaica Beach, Jersey Village, Katy, Kemah, Kendleton, Klein, La Marque, La Porte, Lake Jackson, League City, Liberty, Liverpool, Magnolia, Manvel, Matagorda, Meadows Place, Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Montgomery, Morgans Point, Nassau Bay, New Caney, New Waverly, Oak Ridge North, Oyster Creek, Palacios, Pasadena, Pattison, Patton Village, Pearland, Pine Island, Piney Point Village, Port Bolivar, Porter, Prairie View, Richmond, Richwood, Riverside, Roman Forest, Rosenberg, San Felipe, Santa Fe, Seabrook, Sealy, Shenandoah, Shepherd, Simonton, South Houston, Splendora, Spring, Spring Valley Village, Stafford, Sugar Land, Surfside Beach, Sweeny, Taylor Lake Village, Texas City, The Woodlands, Thompsons, Tiki Island, Tomball, Waller, Wallis, Webster, West Columbia, West University Place, Weston Lakes, Willis, Winnie

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
4,218 All Buildings
3,639
existing
73
under construction
185
planned
217
unbuilt
104
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 600 Travis 1,002 ft 1982
2 Wells Fargo Plaza 992 ft 1983
3 Williams Tower 901 ft 1983
4 TC Energy Center 780 ft 1983
5 Heritage Plaza 762 ft 1987

Building types

No. Type
3,096 low-rise building
578 high-rise building
156 skyscraper
138 open-air structure
51 mast (pole)
26 sculpture
23 mast (framework)
23 church
18 stadium
17 bridge
13 mast (wired)
13 fountain
12 house
9 roller coaster
8 water tower
6 hall
5 monument
5 clock/bell tower
4 temple
4 observation tower
3 airport tower
2 subterranean building
2 silo
1 ferris wheel
1 tunnel
1 mosque
1 outdoor theater
1 building with towers
1 chimney

Other buildings

No. Type
19 Famous buildings
204 Buildings with construction images