Riverstone (Sugar Land, Texas)
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Riverstone is a 3700 acres (15 km²) master-planned residential community in Fort Bend County, Texas
. About 18,000 residents ultimately will live in 6000 homes.
The community is mostly located in unincorporated area
s, primarily in the extraterritorial jurisdictions of the cities of Sugar Land
and Missouri City
. A portion is in Missouri City itself. Much of the early development (some 500 homes) was in the Missouri City ETJ portion, but about 60% of the total land area and most of the future homes will be in Sugar Land ETJ.
Riverstone falls into Zip Code
s 77459 and 77479, respectively served by the Missouri City and Sugar Land post offices. Some of the Missouri City properties fall into the latter Zip Code, thus having Sugar Land mailing addresses.
Riverstone stretches from State Highway 6 on the northeast to the Brazos River
on the southwest. It is bounded on the north by Sugar Land's Bridgewater, Maranatha Farms and Lakes of Austin Park subdivisions, and by Missouri City's Heritage Colony subdivision. To the east are Missouri City's Colony Lakes and Sienna Village subdivisions, and Sugar Land's Pecan Manor is adjacent to part of the south boundary. Parks are planned on much of the remaining south boundary (beyond the levees protecting against high water along the Brazos River).
Homes in the community are zoned to the following Fort Bend Independent School District
schools: Austin Parkway Elementary, Commonwealth Elementary, Schiff Elementary, Settlers Way Elementary, Baines Middle School, First Colony Middle School, Fort Settlement Middle School, Clements High School, and Elkins High School—all are in Sugar Land with the exception of Baines, Schiff and Elkins, which are located in Missouri City.
Fort Bend County, Texas
Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. In 2000 its population was 354,452, while the 2010 U.S...
. About 18,000 residents ultimately will live in 6000 homes.
The community is mostly located in unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
s, primarily in the extraterritorial jurisdictions of the cities of Sugar Land
Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
and Missouri City
Missouri City, Texas
Missouri City is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Fort Bend County with a small portion within Harris County. As of the 2000 U.S...
. A portion is in Missouri City itself. Much of the early development (some 500 homes) was in the Missouri City ETJ portion, but about 60% of the total land area and most of the future homes will be in Sugar Land ETJ.
Riverstone falls into Zip Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
s 77459 and 77479, respectively served by the Missouri City and Sugar Land post offices. Some of the Missouri City properties fall into the latter Zip Code, thus having Sugar Land mailing addresses.
Riverstone stretches from State Highway 6 on the northeast to the Brazos River
Brazos River
The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers , is the longest river in Texas and the 11th longest river in the United States at from its source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Curry County, New Mexico to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a drainage...
on the southwest. It is bounded on the north by Sugar Land's Bridgewater, Maranatha Farms and Lakes of Austin Park subdivisions, and by Missouri City's Heritage Colony subdivision. To the east are Missouri City's Colony Lakes and Sienna Village subdivisions, and Sugar Land's Pecan Manor is adjacent to part of the south boundary. Parks are planned on much of the remaining south boundary (beyond the levees protecting against high water along the Brazos River).
Homes in the community are zoned to the following Fort Bend Independent School District
Fort Bend Independent School District
The Fort Bend Independent School District, also known as Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a school district system in the U.S. state of Texas based in the city of Sugar Land....
schools: Austin Parkway Elementary, Commonwealth Elementary, Schiff Elementary, Settlers Way Elementary, Baines Middle School, First Colony Middle School, Fort Settlement Middle School, Clements High School, and Elkins High School—all are in Sugar Land with the exception of Baines, Schiff and Elkins, which are located in Missouri City.