Pearland, Texas

Pearland, Texas
City
Motto(s): 
Where Town Meets Country;
Classic Gulf Coast
Location in Brazoria County in the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°33′16″N 95°17′45″W / 29.55444°N 95.29583°W / 29.55444; -95.29583
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris
Government
  TypeCouncil-Manager
  City CouncilMayor Kevin Cole
Mayor Pro Tem Tony Carbone
Joseph Koza, Jr.
Alex Kamkar
Layni Cade
Adrian Hernandez
Jeffrey Barry
Woody Owens
  City ManagerTrent Epperson, Interim
Area
  Total
48.84 sq mi (126.49 km2)
  Land48.66 sq mi (126.03 km2)
  Water0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
125,813
  Estimate 
(2023)
127,736
  Density2,516.54/sq mi (971.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
77581, 77584, 77588, 77089
Area codes713, 281, 832, 346, 621
FIPS code48-56348
GNIS feature ID1343734
Websitewww.pearlandtx.gov

Pearland (/ˈpɛərlænd/ PEAR-land) is a city in Brazoria County, with portions extending into Fort Bend and Harris counties, in Texas, United States. The city of Pearland is a principal city within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. At the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 125,828, up from a population of 91,252 at the 2010 census. Pearland's population growth rate from 2000 to 2010 was 142 percent, which ranked Pearland as the 15th-fastest-growing city in the U.S. during that time period, compared to other cities with a population of 10,000 or greater in 2000. Pearland is the third-largest city in the Greater Houston area after Houston and Pasadena, Texas.