The City of Houston groups its neighborhoods into super neighborhoods, each holding one or more named neighborhoods. The table below lists every neighborhood and food district with its own Century House entry.
How does Houston define neighborhoods?
The city recognizes 88 super neighborhoods. Their boundaries follow major physical features such as bayous and freeways. Each one can form a super neighborhood council of local stakeholders, including civic clubs, nonprofit organizations, schools, businesses and faith-based institutions.
The program began under the Planning and Development Department. It is now overseen by the Mayor’s Assistance Office, a division of the Department of Neighborhoods. The Planning and Development Department publishes demographic profiles for each super neighborhood.
A super neighborhood often holds several named neighborhoods. Super Neighborhood 23, for example, includes River Oaks, Afton Oaks, Greenway Plaza and Upper Kirby. Kingwood and Clear Lake are master-planned communities inside the city, recognized as Super Neighborhoods 43 and 81.
Which neighborhoods have Century House entries?
ZIP codes and school districts come from city planning tables for each super neighborhood, as cited in each entry. A dash means the entry does not list that fact.
| Neighborhood | Where | Super neighborhood | ZIP codes | School district | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinatown (Bellaire Boulevard) | Bellaire Boulevard, southwest Houston, between the Southwest Freeway and Beltway 8 | — | — | — | Chinese and pan-Asian businesses |
| Clear Lake | Southeast Harris County, next to NASA’s Johnson Space Center | 81, Clear Lake | 77034, 77058, 77059, 77062, 77546, 77598 | Clear Creek ISD | Master-planned community begun in 1963 |
| Downtown Houston | On Buffalo Bayou | 61, Downtown | 77002, 77003, 77010, 77020 | Houston ISD | Original 1836 town plat |
| East End | East of downtown | 63, Second Ward; 64, Greater Eastwood; 82, Magnolia Park | 77003, 77011, 77012, 77023, 77029 | Houston ISD | Second Ward, Magnolia Park, Eastwood |
| Fifth Ward | East of downtown, on the north bank of Buffalo Bayou | 55, Greater Fifth Ward | 77020, 77026 | Houston ISD | One of Houston’s original six wards |
| Garden Oaks | North central Houston, just north of Interstate 610 | 12, Central Northwest | 77018 | Houston ISD | Deed-restricted neighborhood begun in 1937 |
| Houston Heights | North of downtown, inside the 610 Loop | 15, Greater Heights | 77007, 77008, 77009 | Houston ISD | Planned town of 1891, annexed in 1918 |
| Kingwood | Far northeast Houston, on the East Fork of the San Jacinto River | 43, Kingwood | 77339, 77345 | Humble ISD | Master-planned community from the 1970s |
| Long Point Road | Spring Branch area | — | — | — | Korean, Mexican and Central American businesses |
| Mahatma Gandhi District | Hillcroft Avenue and Harwin Drive, southwest Houston | — | — | — | South Asian businesses |
| Memorial | West Houston, between Interstate 10 and Buffalo Bayou | 16, Memorial | 77024, 77079, 77094 | Spring Branch ISD, Katy ISD, Houston ISD | Area between I-10 and Buffalo Bayou |
| Meyerland | Southwest Houston, just west of Interstate 610 along Brays Bayou | — | 77096 | Houston ISD | Deed-restricted neighborhood begun in 1955 |
| Midtown | Former parts of the Third and Fourth Wards | 62 | 77002, 77003, 77004, 77006 | Houston ISD | Reinvestment zone and management district |
| Montrose | Southwest of downtown | 24, Neartown – Montrose | 77006, 77019, 77098 | Houston ISD | Platted in 1911 by the Houston Land Corporation |
| Museum District | Central Houston, next to Hermann Park | 66, Museum Park | 77004 | Houston ISD | Houston Museum District Association institutions |
| Navigation Boulevard | East End, between Downtown and the Port of Houston | — | — | — | Navigation Esplanade and Mexican restaurants |
| River Oaks | West central Houston, by Buffalo Bayou | 23, Afton Oaks / River Oaks | 77019, 77027 | Houston ISD | Deed-restricted neighborhood developed from 1923 |
| Third Ward | Southeast of downtown | 67, Greater Third Ward | 77003, 77004 | Houston ISD | Texas Southern University and Emancipation Park |
| Uptown | On the West Loop, centered on the Galleria and Post Oak Boulevard | 21, Greater Uptown | 77024, 77056, 77057 | Houston ISD, Spring Branch ISD | Mixed-use business district |
Which neighborhoods are inside Loop 610?
Of the entries listed, city sources place Houston Heights inside the 610 Loop. Other entries describe their position against the loop. Garden Oaks sits just north of the North Loop. Meyerland lies just west of Interstate 610. Uptown is on the West Loop. Loop 610 forms the eastern boundary of the East End District. The Mahatma Gandhi District lies outside Loop 610 and inside Beltway 8.
Which areas are known for food?
Four entries cover food districts. Chinatown (Bellaire Boulevard) is a Chinese and pan-Asian business district along Bellaire Boulevard. The Mahatma Gandhi District is a South Asian business district centered on Hillcroft Avenue and Harwin Drive. Long Point Road runs east-west through Spring Branch and is known for Korean, Mexican and Central American businesses. Navigation Boulevard in the East End is home to the Navigation Esplanade and Mexican restaurants.