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Star Harbor, Texas

Star Harbor is a lakefront city on a peninsula at the south end of Cedar Creek Lake. It's one of 13 communities served by the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.

About Star Harbor

Star Harbor sits half a mile north of the Cedar Creek Lake dam, with the main body of the lake on three sides and the Caney Creek arm on the fourth. About 15 percent of the city's area is water, more than any other town on the lake. It's 4 miles northwest of Malakoff and 13 miles west of Athens.

Starting a Business in Star Harbor? Start With the Chamber.

Star Harbor is a quiet residential city, so businesses based here usually serve customers across the whole south end of the lake. Joining the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is the fastest way to get your name in front of them. Every week, people call, email and walk into the Chamber office looking for local goods and services, and we refer them only to Chamber members. More than 40 businesses in the Malakoff/Eustace/Trinidad chapter area are already members.

What you get when you join:

  • Customer referrals from the Chamber office, for members only
  • A ribbon cutting to announce your opening, covered in area newspapers at no cost
  • Your own page in our online member directory
  • Free promotion in our email newsletter and to our 5,500+ social media followers
  • Monthly networking with the Malakoff/Eustace/Trinidad chapter, plus Chamber luncheons and Business After Hours

Business memberships start at $220 a year, less than $20 a month. Join the Chamber today, or call 903-887-3152 with questions.

Your first steps in Star Harbor: check with the City of Star Harbor about permits and zoning, get your Texas sales tax permit, then join the Chamber and schedule your ribbon cutting.

More Cedar Creek Lake Communities

Caney City · Enchanted Oaks · Eustace · Gun Barrel City · Kemp · Log Cabin · Mabank · Malakoff · Payne Springs · Seven Points · Tool · Trinidad

Aerial view of Star Harbor, Texas, near Cedar Creek Lake

Photo: USDA NAIP aerial, public domain

Star Harbor at a Glance

  • County: Henderson
  • Population: 482 (2020 Census)
  • ZIP code: 75148 (Malakoff)
  • Schools: Malakoff ISD
  • Malakoff: 4 miles · Athens: 13 miles
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