About Spring
Set in the eastern part of Texas, Spring is a small unincorporated community.
Spring holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 22.49 square miles.
📰 Spring News Today
- Burn bans set in several Southeast Texas counties as heat intensifies and lack of rain continues ABC13 Houston · Aug 18
- Life’s Flavors ~ Visit Spring, Texas Front Porch News Texas · Aug 14
- Lloyd Leslie Elliott Obituary (2026) - Big Spring, TX - Shaffer Funeral Home - Sherwood Legacy obituary · Aug 18
- Ali Lowitzer got off her school bus in Spring and vanished. 16 years later, her family still wants answers KHOU · Aug 17
- Stream Realty Partners secures full-building prelease at Summit Grove Business Park in Spring REJournals · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Spring Unique
- The only place in America named Spring — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
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 9 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Spring
- CAVA — mediterranean
- Chycho's — mexican
- Corkscrew BBQ — barbecue
- Denny's — american
- Dog Haus Biergarten — german
- Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- El Palenque — mexican
- Fatimas Pupusas and Tacos — mexican
- Freebirds World Burrito
- Gee's Mini Pancakes — pancake (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Hurricane Harbor Splashtown · Theme park
- Spring Historical Museum · Museum
- Chuck E. Cheese
- National Museum of Funeral History · Museum
- Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Spring
- Bridgestone MUD Park reviews ★
- Forest Oaks Park reviews ★
- Lents Family Park East reviews ★
- Lents Family Park West reviews ★
- Liberty Park reviews ★
- Bayer Park reviews ★
- Bibi & Mini Me Bush Dog Park reviews ★
- Bill Loyd Park reviews ★
- Bridgestone Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- CLE Big Lake park reviews ★
- CLE Park and Pool reviews ★
- CLE Small Lake Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Spring
- BIRNHAM WOODS EL
- BROADWAY EL
- CLARK INT
- COX INT
- EVOLUTION ACADEMY HOUSTON
- FORD EL
- GRAND OAKS H S
- KAUFMAN EL
- LEGACY SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES
- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL
- SNYDER EL
- SST SPRING
- VOGEL INT
- YORK J H
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- The Woodlands Specialty Hospital · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTexas
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area22.49 sq mi
Coordinates30.0622, -95.3840