Central Gardens is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Texas, United States.

Central Gardens is located in eastern Jefferson County and is bordered to the southeast by Nederland.

Texas State Highway 347 passes through the northeastern side of the community, leading southeast into Nederland and northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Beaumont.

[3] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[4] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,373 people, 1,651 households, and 1,066 families residing in the CDP.