Collegeport, Texas

Collegeport, Texas
Collegeport, Texas is located in Texas
Collegeport, Texas
Location of Collegeport in Texas
Collegeport, Texas is located in the United States
Collegeport, Texas
Collegeport, Texas (the United States)
Coordinates: 28°43′31″N 96°10′30″W / 28.72528°N 96.17500°W / 28.72528; -96.17500
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMatagorda
Founded1908
Elevation10 ft (3 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
77428
Area code361
FIPS code48-48321
GNIS feature ID1379577[1]
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Collegeport is an unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.[1]

Founded on May 25, 1908, Collegeport is located on Tres Palacios Bay, which outlets into Matagorda Bay. Despite the community's name, there is no college in Collegeport, although the Texas State Technical College Marine Education Center is located across Tres Palacios Bay in Palacios, a 25-minute drive away.[3]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Collegeport, Texas
  2. ^ "Collegeport Texas Zip Codes & Area Code - FIPS48321". postalcodelookup.ca. Retrieved February 25, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Google Maps