Blessing is a community in Matagorda County, Texas, home to about 418 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 77419.
Homes sold for a median of $135 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Blessing. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT)42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX81 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Blessing; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Blessing had 856 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1324th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Matagorda County grew from 6,097 residents in 1900 to 36,255 in 2020.
Matagorda County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 46°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Palacios Muni Ap, TX weather station (10 miles away).
7,870 jobs at 707 businesses in Matagorda County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Blessing.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Tidehaven ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing ElBlessing | Pre-K–5 | 279 | Public | 0.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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