Barker, Texas

Barker
—  Unincorporated community  —
Barker Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°47′4″N 95°41′6″W / 29.78444°N 95.685°W / 29.78444; -95.685Coordinates: 29°47′4″N 95°41′6″W / 29.78444°N 95.685°W / 29.78444; -95.685
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Harris
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	77413
Area code(s)	713
FIPS code	48-05624
GNIS feature ID	1330040

Barker is an unincorporated community in western Harris County, Texas, United States. It lies along local roads off Interstate 10 and seventeen miles west of downtown Houston.^[1] Its elevation is 102 feet (31 m), and it is located at 29°47′4″N 95°41′6″W / 29.78444°N 95.685°W / 29.78444; -95.685 (29.7843955, -95.6849469).^[2][3]

Barker was originally built along the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, which built through the area in 1895; the community was named for Ed Barker, a railroad contractor. The community's first postmaster was appointed in 1898. Although Barker was originally an agricultural community, the area is now primarily residential.^[3]

Government and infrastructure

The United States Postal Service operates the Barker Post Office at 211 Baker Road.^[4]

References

External links

• Barker, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

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