Town guide

Southside Place, Texas

Southside Place is a city in Harris County, Texas, home to about 1,706 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 77005 and 77025.

Homes sold for a median of $370 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,7066,824 per sq mi
Median home value$1,699,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$370Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Southside Place

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Southside Place. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Southside Place

Distances

Nearest major airportWilliam P. Hobby Airport (HOU)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Houston, TX6 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Southside Place; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Southside Place

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Southside Place had 1,835 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.

It’s the 799th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Harris County grew from 63,786 residents in 1900 to 4,731,145 in 2020.

Southside Place population by census2000: 1,546, 2010: 1,715, 2020: 1,8351,54620001,71520101,8352020

Harris County, 1900–2020

Harris County population, 1900 to 20201900: 63,786, 1910: 115,693, 1920: 186,667, 1930: 359,328, 1940: 528,961, 1950: 806,701, 1960: 1,243,158, 1970: 1,741,912, 1980: 2,409,547, 1990: 2,818,199, 2000: 3,400,578, 2010: 4,092,459, 2020: 4,731,14564K’00’10187K’20’30529K’40’501.2M’60’702.4M’80’903.4M’00’104.7M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 54.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Southside PlaceJan: high 63°F, low 44°F, 4 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 49°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 73°F, low 54°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 79°F, low 61°F, 5.2 in; May: high 86°F, low 69°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 75°F, 7.9 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 77°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 77°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 90°F, low 72°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 82°F, low 63°F, 5.4 in; Nov: high 72°F, low 53°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 65°F, low 46°F, 4.3 in63°44°Jan4.067°49°Feb2.873°54°Mar3.879°61°Apr5.286°69°May5.191°75°Jun7.993°77°Jul4.594°77°Aug3.490°72°Sep4.582°63°Oct5.472°53°Nov3.465°46°Dec4.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Houston-Port, TX weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Harris County

2,182,164 jobs at 111,215 businesses in Harris County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Harris CountyHealth care and social assistance: 303,127 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 232,610 jobs; Retail trade: 213,745 jobs; Professional services: 205,091 jobs; Construction: 166,110 jobs; Manufacturing: 154,890 jobs; Administrative and support: 151,894 jobs; Wholesale trade: 128,623 jobsHealth care and social assistance 14% Hotels and restaurants 11% Retail trade 10% Professional services 9% Construction 8% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,029 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Southside Place’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Texas Orthopedic HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Houston1.3 miles
  • Texas Childrens HospitalChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Houston1.6 miles
  • Houston Methodist HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Houston1.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors170
Specialist doctors293
Dentists82
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants139
Mental health providers206
Physical and occupational therapists83
Optometrists28
Chiropractors28
Pharmacies34

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.

Places in and around Southside Place

Parks (10 nearby)

  • John P. McGovern Campus Park · 7 acres0.8 mi
  • West University Little League Fields · 6 acres0.7 mi
  • Colonial Park · 4 acres1.0 mi
  • Helen's Park · 3 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Randalls0.3 mi
  • Randalls 10610.3 mi
  • Whole Foods Market0.8 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Randalls Pharmacy0.3 mi
  • Campbell's Compounding0.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • West University Library0.8 mi
  • McGovern-Stella Link Regional Library1.0 mi

Museums

  • Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum2.1 mi
  • Art of the World Gallery2.5 mi
  • Houston Museum of Natural Science2.5 mi
  • Contemporary Arts Museum Houston2.6 mi
  • Caroline Weiss Law Building2.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Main Street Theater0.9 mi

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.

Schools in Southside Place

Public schools here are run by Houston ISD, Harmony Public Schools - Houston South. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Longfellow ElHoustonPre-K–5576Public1.5 mi
Shearn ElHoustonPre-K–5470Public2.2 mi
Twain ElHoustonPre-K–5924Public0.9 mi
West University ElHoustonPre-K–51,183Public0.6 mi
Rice Sch /La Escuela RiceHoustonK–81,043Public0.9 mi
Harmony School of Ingenuity-HoustonHouston6–12727Charter2.9 mi
Pershing MiddleHouston6–81,141Public0.7 mi
Private schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Becker Early Childhood CenterHoustonPre-K–K10Jewish2.1 mi
Corpus Christi Catholic SchoolHoustonPre-K–8130Roman Catholic2.4 mi
St Catherine's MontessoriHoustonPre-K–12210Roman Catholic2.3 mi
St Mark's Episcopal SchoolHoustonPre-K–8367Episcopal0.6 mi
St Nicholas SchoolHoustonPre-K–54Roman Catholic1.5 mi
St Vincent De Paul Catholic SchoolHoustonPre-K–8470Roman Catholic0.2 mi
Crossing Borders Bilingual AcademyHoustonK11Nonsectarian1.1 mi
Xavier Educational AcademyHouston5–12119Nonsectarian3.8 mi
The Emery/Weiner Center for Jewish EducationHouston6–12604Jewish2.3 mi
The Emery/Weiner SchoolHouston6–12601Jewish2.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Houston and West University Place.

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