Cypress, Texas | |
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  Cypress Location within the state of Texas  Cypress Cypress (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′15″N 95°41′50″W / 29.97083°N 95.69722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 200,839[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77429, 77433 |
| Area code(s) | 281/346/713/832 |
Cypress is an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, United States, located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. The Cypress area is located along U.S. Route 290 (Northwest Freeway) is twenty-four miles (35 km) northwest of Downtown Houston. The Cypress urban cluster ranks 50th in the top 100 highest-income urban areas in the United States.
Large scale residential and commercial development beginning in the 1980s transformed the once rural area into one of the Houston area's largest suburban communities. If it were to be incorporated as a city, it would be the second largest city in Greater Houston.
- ^ Boyd, Mikah (March 23, 2022). "Census data for the Cy-Fair area reveals population growth, older median age". Communityimpact.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.