Welcome to Fort Stockton ...

The city of Fort Stockton is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Fort Stockton is located in Pecos County<1> and is the County Seat for Pecos County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Stockton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Stockton: Ft. Stockton

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Stockton has a population of 8,382 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Fort Stockton is 2,980 feet [908 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Fort Stockton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Fort Stockton is within the boundaries of the (432) area code.

The ZIP code for Fort Stockton: 79735<5>

Websites for Fort Stockton ...

Official Website: www.ci.fort-stockton.tx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Stockton had an population of 8,382 people. This is an increase of 1.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Stockton had a population of 8,283 people (or 53.41% of the total population of Pecos County). This makes Fort Stockton the county's most populous community.

The population of Fort Stockton represents 0.03% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 237th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,283 people, the population of Fort Stockton increased 5.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,846 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Stockton.

Communities near Fort Stockton ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Fort Stockton.

• Coyanosa
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyanosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyanosa
  • Coyanosa is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyanosa <6>
• Abell City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
  • Abell City is located in Pecos County
• Imperial
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Pecos County
  • Imperial has also been known as:
  • Imperial Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <6>
• Grandfalls
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
  • Grandfalls is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Stockton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Stockton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Stockton. 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 Fort Stockton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Stockton ...

Looking for more information about Fort Stockton? 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 Fort Stockton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Stockton.

Adding Fort Stockton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Stockton 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 Fort Stockton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Fort Stockton in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Fort Stockton post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Stockton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Stockton: www.ci.fort-stockton.tx.us/

The official website for Pecos County: www.co.pecos.tx.us/

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