Friendswood, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 29°30′45″N 95°11′53″W / 29.51250°N 95.19806°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Counties | Galveston and Harris |
Incorporated | 1960 |
Government | |
• Type | Council manager |
• City Council | Mayor Michael Foreman John Elllisor Sally Branson Trish Hanks Robert Griffon Joe Matranga Brent Erenwert |
• City manager | Morad Kabiri |
Area | |
• Total | 20.90 sq mi (54.13 km2) |
• Land | 20.76 sq mi (53.76 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41,213 |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (760/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 77546, 77549 |
Area code(s) | 281/346/713/832 |
FIPS code | 48-27648[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1336252[2] |
Website | ci.Friendswood.TX.us |
Friendswood is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area. The city lies in Galveston and Harris counties. As of the 2020 census, the population of Friendswood was 41,213.