Sour Lake, Texas

About Sour Lake

Set in the eastern part of Texas, Sour Lake is a small town, home to 1,845 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Sour Lake holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.3 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 802 residents per square mile.

📰 Sour Lake News Today

• Video of Sour Lake police detaining man raises questions about use of force KFDM · Oct 8
• “I'm the Police Chief, So Deal With Me”: Texas Officer Grabs Handcuffed Driver by Neck Yahoo · Oct 8
• Sour Lake, TX Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 20
• Clarence "Newal" Yarbrough easttexasbanner.com · Aug 4
• Sour Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Sour Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Sour Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Sour Lake

• Goodfellas Pizza — pizza
• Goodies Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sour Lake

• Lions Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Sour Lake

• HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S
• HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H
• SOUR LAKE EL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Sour Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities