Orange, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Orange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77630. It lies near Coopers Gulley. The Survey maps it on the Orange quadrangle. 19,324 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7 feet above sea level.
On record in Orange
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Joseph and Annie Lucas Houselisted 1997
Lutcher Memorial Church Buildinglisted 1982
Sims Houselisted 1980
W. H. Stark Houselisted 1976- Navy Park Historic Districtlisted 1999
Population over time
2 figuresOrange grew from 18,595 to 19,324 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18,595 | |
| 2020 | 19,324 | +729 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1932 USGS Orange quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Phoenix Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Phoenix Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1955 USGS Orange quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Orange quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Orange quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Orange quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Orange between 1999 and 2002, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 7 October 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 209 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Orange: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| R A Mann Bayon Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alpha Portland Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Orange Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orange in 61 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 11 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Lightning | Orange | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Orange | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Orange | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | West Orange | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Orange | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Orange | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Orange | $10,000 | A tin roof was blown off a hair salon. Numerous power outages were also reported. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | Trees blew down on a parked van and car. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on a parked van and car. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Flash Flood | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | Trees were downed by wind and a home had roof damage. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | Multiple pictures were sent into Beaumont media of fallen trees and large broken limbs around Bridge City and Orange after a line of thunderstorms moved through the county. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Heavy Rain | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Flood | Orange | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Orange | $2,000 | Multiple trees were blown down on 37th Street in the Pinehurst neighborhood of Orange County. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | Multiple trees and limbs were blown down in Orange from a passing storm. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | Trees were blown down onto Main and International streets. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | Multiple reports were received from around the city of Orange of trees and tree limbs down. Reports were relayed by the Orange Police Department. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Orange | $1,000 | A large tree limb was blown onto the roof of a home. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Orange | $1,000 | Entergy reported around 150 customers were without power in Orange due to a lightning strike. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Construction barriers were blown onto interstate along with multiple signs blown down. |
| May 2019 | Hail | West Orange | - | A photo of 1 inch hail was posted to social media. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Orange | - | TXDOT reported flooded roads near downtown Orange after 3 to 6 inches of rain occurred. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Orange | - | The Orange Police Department reported a mix of dime to quarter size hail. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Orange | - | Golf ball size hail reported in Orange. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | West Orange | - | Heavy rain lingered over the City of Orange for a few hours. High rainfall rates produced significant street flooding around the city. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Orange | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Orange with a passing storm. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Orange | - | Nickel sized hail was reported with a passing storm. |
| March 2011 | Hail | West Orange | - | Public reported quarter size hail south of Little Cypress. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Numerous reports were received of power lines down across the city of Orange. |
| March 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Numerous trees and power lines down reported by sheriff. |
| March 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Many trees down in the city of Orange. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Orange | - | Marble to penny-sized hail was reported intermittently throughout the whole county by DPS Orange. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Orange reported many tree limbs down in and around the city. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Sheriffs Office reports trees uprooted. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Orange | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruner | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Bland | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| West Orange | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Brownwood | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Grove | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Cove | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Doc Brown | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Francis | 2.1 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Orange | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982388 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1375304. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









