Bridge City, Texas
Bridge City sits in Orange County on the upper Gulf Coast of Texas, about 17 miles east of Beaumont, on low ground between the Neches River and Cow Bayou. The city takes its name from the Rainbow Bridge, a tall span across the Neches built in the late 1930s to carry ships toward the port of Beaumont. Its low elevation near the coast has left it exposed to hurricanes, and it was severely flooded by Hurricane Ike in 2008 before rebuilding.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 9,645
- Change from 2020 base
- +2.5%
- Land area
- 6.3 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Orange County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Orange County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
Local character
Start with Bridge City itself
A few landmarks, stories, and everyday places that help give Bridge City its shape.
Then zoom out to Orange County
Arts and Culture
Orange Is Home to the Stark Museum of Art and Shangri La Gardens
The Stark Museum of Art and Shangri La Botanical Gardens are two cultural institutions in Orange funded by the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation.
Homestead Exemption
File for a Homestead Exemption to Lower Your Tax Bill
Homeowners who own and live in their Orange County home on January 1 can file a homestead exemption with Orange CAD at 9157 IH-10 East to lower the value their tax bill is figured on.
County History
Orange County Was Formed in 1852 Along the Sabine River
Orange County was carved from Jefferson County in 1852 and takes its name from a grove of orange trees that once grew near the county seat.
Nearby
Places near Bridge City
Nearby counties
Local notes for nearby counties
Next steps for Bridge City
Compare nearby places
Put Census population, land area, county footprints, and official office routes side by side.
Open comparison ->Estimate property tax
Model school and local rates, the homestead exemption, and the appraisal cap.
Open estimator ->Look up another place
Every Texas town and all 254 counties.
Find a place ->