High Island Texas Map

About High Island, Texas

High Island is a locality in Galveston County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². High Island is located at 29.5669°N, 94.3935°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77623.

High Island is a low-slung landform, a whisper of earth against the vast sweep of the Gulf Coast. It lies 30.5 miles northeast of Galveston, TX (from Galveston, TX: bearing 53°T), and is situated 17.5 miles south of Winnie. Its landscape is a study in subtle greens and grays, where the brackish waters of Clark Lake bleed into the reedy margins, hinting at the vast Atlantic Ocean just a mile beyond. The air here carries the constant, humid perfume of salt and marsh grass, a damp embrace that clings to everything. Dense stands of live oaks, gnarled and ancient, punctuate the flat terrain, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways like ghostly beards in the persistent breeze. Beyond these pockets of arboreal shelter, the land opens into a mosaic of wetlands and coastal prairie, a habitat rich with the rustle of unseen creatures and the distant cries of shorebirds. The history of High Island is inextricably linked to its precarious position on the edge of the sea, a place shaped by the ebb and flow of tides and the ambitions of those who sought its bounty. Once a significant stop for migrating birds, its economy has long been tied to the natural world, with fishing and a burgeoning birdwatching tourism forming its modern livelihood. The designation of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, a vast protected area that encompasses this locality, underscores its ecological significance and the ongoing effort to preserve its unique character. The quiet isolation of High Island, punctuated by the occasional hum of a distant shrimp boat or the murmur of visitors seeking the spectacle of avian migration, fosters a distinct sense of place, a quiet resilience against the encroaching waters and the relentless passage of time.

About This High Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of High Island, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.566896, -94.393522. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on High Island and Galveston County.

Detailed location data for High Island includes the ZIP code (77623), telephone area code (281), county seat of Galveston County (Galveston), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct High Island is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.