THE JAMAICA BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes setting.
Jamaica Beach city has 0.58 square miles of land in Galveston County. Its Census reference point is in Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Jamaica Beach and Galveston County
Jamaica Beach is associated with Galveston County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Jamaica Beach by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Jamaica Beach, or 19% of its total area. It is 37.6 percentage points lower than the 56.6% recorded for Galveston County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jamaica Beach city has 1.4% of the land area of nearby Galveston city (41 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.