OrasonTX
424 residents make their home in this town in Texas.
Is Orason a good place to live?
Orason’s January low is 52°F, above both Texas’ towns (37°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Orason. Orason has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
424 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Orason.
Top of a high hazard risk in Orason: hurricanes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Orason, 52% come from hurricanes and 22% from cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Orason sits above 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Orason’s year
Its midsummer high comes in at 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Orason is
42% of adults have obesity in Orason. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Orason is ahead of Texas on 3 and behind on 17. Among adults here, 32% say their health is fair or poor and 69% had a checkup this year.
| Orason | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Orason | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 17.5% | 21.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 41.5% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Orason
Starbase and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orason. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Park & preserveStarbase
13 mi LandmarkFort Brown
12 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
2 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a year
35 mi National SeashorePadre Island National Seashore573K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Moving to Orason: who provides what
Orason is unincorporated, so Cameron County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Orason
About 0 of every 100 Orason residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Orason
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Orason is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Orason had a population of 88. Prior to the 2010 census, the community was part of the Chula Vista-Orason CDP. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 18 ft
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