Welcome to Port Aransas ...

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

Port Aransas is located in Nueces County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Aransas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Port Aransas: Prt. Aransas

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Aransas has a population of 4,262 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Port Aransas is near sea level<3>.

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

Port Aransas is located in the (361) area code.

The ZIP code for Port Aransas: 78373<4>

Websites for Port Aransas ...

Official Website: www.cityofportaransas.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Aransas had an population of 4,262 people. This is an increase of 22.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Aransas had a population of 3,480 people. This makes Port Aransas the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Port Aransas represents 0.01% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 416th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,480 people, the population of Port Aransas increased 3.26% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,370 people).

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

Communities near Port Aransas ...

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

• Portland
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Rockport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Ingleside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Aransas Pass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
  • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <5>
• Gregory
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Fulton
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside-On-the-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
• Harbor City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
  • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
• Tradewinds
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
  • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
• Copano Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copano Village
  • Copano Village is located in Aransas 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 Port Aransas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Aransas.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Aransas. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Port Aransas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Aransas ...

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

Adding Port Aransas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Aransas 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 Port Aransas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Port Aransas post office opened in 1911.

We also found Port Aransas on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Port Aransas: www.cityofportaransas.org/

The official website for Nueces County: www.co.nueces.tx.us/

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