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Rosharon, Texas | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Nickname: "Buttermilk Station" | |
Coordinates: 29°21′08″N 95°27′37″W / 29.35222°N 95.46028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Brazoria (CDP) Fort Bend (areas near the CDP) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2) |
• Land | 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,152 |
• Density | 358/sq mi (138.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 77583 |
Area code | 281 & 979 |
FIPS code | 48-63332 |
GNIS feature ID | 1366883 |
Rosharon (/roʊˈʃɛərən/ roh-SHAIR-ən), is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brazoria County,[1] Texas, United States, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 521 and Farm to Market Road 1462. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,152.[2] There are areas outside of the CDP, with Rosharon postal addresses, in Fort Bend County.