Port Lavaca, Texas

About Port Lavaca

Port Lavaca is a close-knit town in southern Texas counting 11,299 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Port Lavaca is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 10.15 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,113 residents per square mile.

📰 Port Lavaca News Today

• DPS Arrests Port Lavaca Man in Child Exploitation Investigation (Central Texas Region) Texas Department of Public Safety (.gov) · May 21
• Keating Auto Group sells three Texas dealerships to commercial truck, bus retailer Automotive News · Aug 13
• Port Lavaca Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Police say woman shot inside Port Lavaca bar early Sunday crossroadstoday.com · Jun 22
• Mary Baker Obituary - Port Lavaca, TX Dignity Memorial · Jun 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Port Lavaca Unique

• The only place in America named Port Lavaca — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 11,299.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Port Lavaca

• 4 Seasons Restaurant and Donuts — asian
• Anchored in Love (café)
• Asian Wok — chinese
• Bayside Seafood — seafood
• Beijing Buffet — chinese
• El Mirador — mexican
• El Rancho — mexican
• La Antigua — mexican
• La Salud — mexican
• Lighthouse Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Calhoun County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Port Lavaca

• Bayfront Peninsula Park reviews ★
• City of Port Lavaca Brookhollow Estates Park reviews ★
• Fishing Pier Park reviews ★
• George Adams Park reviews ★
• Little Chocolate Bayou Park reviews ★
• Tilley Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Port Lavaca

• CALHOUN H S
• HARRISON/JEFFERSON/MADISON EL
• HOPE H S
• JACKSON/ROOSEVELT EL
• TRAVIS MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Memorial Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Port Lavaca

🏘️ Nearby Communities