A lot of what people need to know about Wallis is scattered — a phone number on one site, a meeting time on another, the town's history nowhere at all. We have gathered what we can stand behind into one section of this website, and put the source on every fact.
What the guide covers
Five pages, each answering the questions we actually get asked:
- City government — the mayor and council members, when the council meets, City Hall's phone number and mailing address.
- Schools — Brazos ISD, its three campuses and who it serves.
- Economy — income, work, housing and commuting, from the Census Bureau.
- Town history — settlement, the railroads, Czech families, and a century of population change.
- Business directory — an opt-in list of businesses trading in Wallis.
Where Wallis is, and how big
Wallis sits in far southeastern Austin County on State Highway 36 and the BNSF Railway, between Rosenberg and Sealy, roughly forty-five minutes west of Houston. The ZIP code is 77485. The town covers about 1.51 square miles at an elevation of around 128 feet.
The 2020 decennial census counted 1,292 residents.
Why some numbers disagree
You will see two population figures for Wallis and they do not match. The decennial census counted 1,292. The Census Bureau's American Community Survey five-year estimate says 1,701.
Both are real. The census is an actual count taken once a decade; the ACS is a rolling survey whose margin of error is wide for a town of this size. We show both and say which is which, because quietly picking whichever number reads better is how a reference section stops being one.
What this is not
This is not an official City of Wallis page, and it is not a Brazos ISD page. We do not speak for either. Every block of facts carries a source you can click and the date we last checked it, so you can judge for yourself whether you are reading something current or something that has been sitting for two years.
For anything that matters to a decision — an agenda, an enrolment deadline, a tax question — go to the body responsible. We link to them on every page.
Tell us when we are wrong
Names change, numbers change, businesses close. A page nobody corrects goes stale, and a stale page is worse than no page at all. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we will fix it and update the date.
Common Questions
- Where is Wallis, Texas?
- Wallis is in far southeastern Austin County, Texas, on State Highway 36 and the BNSF Railway between Rosenberg and Sealy, about 45 minutes west of Houston. The ZIP code is 77485 and the town covers about 1.51 square miles.
- What is the population of Wallis, Texas?
- Wallis had 1,292 residents at the 2020 decennial census. The American Community Survey five-year estimate is higher at 1,701, because it is a rolling survey with a wide margin of error for a town this size. Treat the census count as the official population.
- Is this an official City of Wallis website?
- No. This section is published by American Legion Post 200 as a convenience for residents. The City of Wallis publishes its own notices at wallistexas.org, and where the two differ the City is the authority.