Welcome to Aransas Pass ...

The coastal city of Aransas Pass is located on the Gulf Coast.

Aransas Pass is primarily located in Aransas County<1>. A portion of Aransas Pass extends into Nueces County and San Patricio County.

The location of Aransas Pass has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aransas Pass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The city was incorporated in April 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Aransas Pass has a population of 8,362 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Aransas Pass is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Aransas Pass lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Aransas Pass: (361)

The ZIP codes for Aransas Pass: 78335-78336<5>

Websites for Aransas Pass ...

Official Website:   www.aransaspasstx.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.aransaspass.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Aransas Pass had an population of 8,362 people. This is an increase of 1.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Aransas Pass had a population of 8,204 people (or 35.43% of the total population of Aransas County). This makes Aransas Pass the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Aransas Pass represents 0.03% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 239th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,204 people, the population of Aransas Pass has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,138 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Aransas Pass.

Communities Also Named Aransas Pass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Aransas Pass: This one is located in Aransas County and the other is located in San Patricio County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aransas Pass.

Communities near Aransas Pass ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aransas Pass.

• Portland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
• Rockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <6>
• Taft
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Taft is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <6>
• Gregory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <6>
• Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
• Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside-On-the-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
• Bayside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
  • Bayside is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayside <6>
• Port Aransas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Aransas
  • Port Aransas is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Aransas <6>
• Ingleside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Ingleside is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <6>
• Harbor City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
  • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aransas Pass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aransas Pass.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aransas Pass. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aransas Pass.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aransas Pass. See our Newspapers Page for Aransas Pass.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aransas Pass ...

Looking for more information about Aransas Pass? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Aransas Pass, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Aransas Pass.

Adding Aransas Pass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aransas Pass in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aransas Pass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Aransas Pass post office opened in 1889.

We also found Aransas Pass in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aransas Pass.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Aransas Pass: www.aransaspasstx.gov/

The official website for Aransas County: www.co.aransas.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/