Cove is a city in Chambers County, Texas, home to about 378 people across 1.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 77523.
Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Baytown; part is in Cove
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cove. 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)26 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX32 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cove; 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.
Cove had 525 residents in the 2020 census, up 63% since 2000.
It’s the 1356th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Chambers County grew from 3,046 residents in 1900 to 46,571 in 2020.
Chambers County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 64.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Baytown, TX weather station (13 miles away).
15,806 jobs at 809 businesses in Chambers County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
92 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cove.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 12 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 30 |
| Mental health providers | 28 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Baytown, Mont Belvieu, Beach City and Old River-Winfree.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.