THE SURFSIDE BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes setting.
Surfside Beach city has 1.59 square miles of land in Brazoria 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
Surfside Beach and Brazoria County
Surfside Beach is associated with Brazoria 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.
Surfside Beach by land and water
The Census records 0.28 square miles of water within Surfside Beach, or 14.9% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 15.3% recorded for Brazoria County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Surfside Beach city has 2.3 times the land area of nearby Quintana town (0.68 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.