Baytown, Texas

The city of Baytown, Texas is located along the Gulf Coast region within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Harris County with small portion in Chambers County. The population estimate is 68,000) and it is the fourth-largest city within the metropolitan area.

The Baytown Business Community

Baytown is a prosperous industrial community with major corporations represented, such as ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery, Exxon Chemical, Chevron Phillips, Bayer, Amoco and more. Retail sales have climbed each year and have exceeded $600 million annually. Shopping ranges from quaint little shops and boutiques to one of the largest single-level shopping malls in the Southwest.
Baytown's financial community comprises seven banks and four credit unions that serve the needs of business and industry as well as residents. Real estate in Baytown is also well represented.

Lee College, Baytown, Texas

East Harris County and West Chambers County are served by Lee College, a two-year junior college, located in Baytown, Texas.

Newspapers in Baytown, Texas

There is one daily newspaper, The Baytown Sun, and one Houston newspaper, the Houston Chronicle.

Things to Do in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Metropolitan Area

Outside of Baytown, in the surrounding areas, there is a wealth of culture and entertainment. Family entertainment and first rate culture in nearby Houston includes The Children's' Museum of Houston, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Zoo, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, The Museum of Health and Medical Science, The Orange Show, a work of folk architecture located in Houston's East End, Six Flags Astroworld, and Space Center Houston, the official visitor center of NASA's Johnson Space Center.