Emergency Crime Scene and Biohazard Cleanup in Port Neches, TX

Port Neches is a city on the Neches River in Jefferson County and part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, with 13,692 residents in the 2020 census.

Long before the city existed, the site of Port Neches — then called Grigsby's Bluff — was a Native American town for at least 1,500 years, home first to the Karankawa and later to the Nacazil, a sub-tribe of the Atakapa.

Grigsby's Bluff and Smith's Bluff were the only two high pieces of land on the Neches River south of Beaumont, and the river's name comes from the Caddo word "Nachawi," meaning "wood of the bow."

During the Civil War, Port Neches was the site of Fort Grigsby, a set of Confederate defenses built in October 1862 to stop a Union advance up the Neches River.

The city of Port Neches was incorporated in April 1927.

Port Neches has about 5,469 households, about 70% of its homes are owner-occupied, and the median value of an owner-occupied home is about $253,200.

Port Neches families earn well above the Texas norm — the city's median household income is about $81,637.

Port Neches is served by the Port Neches–Groves Independent School District, whose high school also covers the neighboring city of Groves.

Port Neches–Groves High School's Indians football team won the UIL Class 5A Division II state championship on December 16, 2023, beating South Oak Cliff 20–17.

The high school's traditions are famous across Southeast Texas — its stadium is nicknamed "The Reservation" and its Indianettes dance team has performed since 1951.