Mont Belvieu, Texas

Mont Belvieu, Texas
Location of Mont Belvieu, Texas
Location of Mont Belvieu, Texas
Coordinates: 29°51′37″N 94°52′28″W / 29.86028°N 94.87444°W / 29.86028; -94.87444
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesChambers
Area
 • Total16.46 sq mi (42.62 km2)
 • Land16.13 sq mi (41.77 km2)
 • Water0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
Elevation
69 ft (21 m)
Population
 • Total7,654
 • Density407.61/sq mi (157.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77580
Area code281
FIPS code48-49068[3]
GNIS feature ID1341809[4]
Websitewww.montbelvieu.net

Mont Belvieu is a city in Chambers County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is just north of Interstate 10 along State Highway 146. The population is currently 11,922 and was 7,654 at the 2020 census, an increase of nearly 100% from 3,835 in 2010.[5] It is the site of the largest underground storage facility for liquefied petroleum gas in the US. The US LPG market pricing indicator is driven primarily by the Mont Belvieu market, and reported daily by the US Energy Administration.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census 2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File (P.L. 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census. Retrieved April 1, 2011.