Webster, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77598. It stands on Cow Bayou. The Survey maps it on the League City quadrangle. 12,499 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 26 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWebster grew from 10,400 to 12,499 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 | 10,400 | |
| 2020 | 12,499 | +2,099 (+20%) |
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.
- 1916 USGS Seabrook quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Seabrook quadrangle1:31680
- 1932 USGS Seabrook quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS League City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS League City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Houston quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS League City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Webster between 2008 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 21695 IH45 |
| 19 September 2016 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH OR BRUSH-AND-GRASS |
| 7 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12-0000523 |
| 5 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-0000474 |
| 5 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-0000473 |
| 25 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E094 |
| 12 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E094 |
| 10 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E094 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Webster: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Halite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Basic Industries Inc | Clay | Producer | ||
| Seabrook Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Webster Salt Dome | Halite | Occurrence | 1934 |
Storms near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Webster in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Webster | 1 killed, $800,000 | Widespread street flooding occurred throughout the Webster area with 50 to 100 stranded or flooded vehicles. There was water in cars at a dealership at the intersection of El Dorado Blvd and Interstate 45. High water rescues were conducted in the Clear Lake area. There was one fatality when a male was swept away during one of the rescues. Flooding was reported at the Green Oaks Apartments at the intersection of Highway 3 and Pineloch Drive. There was a furniture store roof collapse due to the weight of the water. |
| May 2021 | Lightning | Webster | $45,000 | Lightning struck the second floor of an apartment complex near the intersection of FM 528 and Blackhawk Blvd in Friendswood and set fire to several units. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $15,000 | Damage to a local business in a small strip mall on NASA Road 1 just east of Interstate 45. Eight south-facing large window panes were blown out from the inside along with interior ceiling damage. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Webster | $10,000 | Nickel size hail at FM 528 and Bay Area Blvd. |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $5,000 | Broadcast media reported that a staircase was damaged at a motel in Webster near the intersection of NASA Parkway and North Kobayashi Road. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $5,000 | Tree down blocking street. |
| November 1997 | Flash Flood | Webster | $3,000 | High water on feeder road at I-45 & Nasa Rd 1. |
| January 1999 | Hail | Webster | $3,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $2,000 | 60 mph gusts and large tree limbs down at Bay Area Blvd & FM 528 |
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $1,000 | A member of the public reported a downed tree at apartment complex near intersection of Bay Area Blvd and Glenwest Dr. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Webster | - | Quarter sized hail was observed in the Medical Center area of Clear Lake. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Webster | - | There was quarter sized hail in the Friendswood area and there were also several trees downed in the area of Tall Ships Lane. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Webster | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Webster | - | Street flooding was reported in the Clear Lake area. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Webster | - | Sections of Bay Area Blvd flooded and became impassable. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Thunderstorm winds broke tree branches and snapped a light pole. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Webster | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Webster. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Webster | - | A funnel cloud was sighted near Baybrook Mall. |
| July 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Webster | - | Sighted by law enforcement. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | 58 knot wind gust at Johnson Space Center. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Webster | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Clear Lake City | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Pipers Meadow | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Camino South | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Nassau Bay | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Baybrook Village | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| University Green | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Sterling Knoll | 2.4 miles | 18 |
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 Webster | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q973033 | 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 1349594. 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.









