| Official Name: | Anchor, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Anchor |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Brazoria |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 36 |
| Coordinates: | 29.2083°N -95.4733°W |
| Area Code: | 979 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1351088 |
Anchor is an unincorporated community in central Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
The community may have been named for a local cattle brand; it may also have been named after Anchor, Illinois, the native home of an early settler.[1]
An episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, number 146, entitled "Remember the Alimony", was set in Anchor. In the episode, the town was moved to very near the Mexican border and given an army base.[2]
Anchor is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 521 and County Road 44, 4miles northwest of Angleton.
Anchor once had its own school. Today, the community is served by the Angleton Independent School District. Children in the area attend Rancho Isabella Elementary School, Angleton Junior High School, and Angleton High School in Angleton.