Nueces County, Texas
County seat: Corpus Christi · Population 352,992 (2025) · 839 sq mi
Nueces County is the 17th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 352,992 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Corpus Christi. It is part of the South Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 10 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Nueces County facts
- County seat
- Corpus Christi
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 352,992 −0.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 839 sq mi 189th largest of 254
- Water area
- 326 sq mi
- Population density
- 421 per sq mi
- Established
- 1846
- Named after
- Nueces River river in Texas, United States
- Largest city
- Corpus Christi 317,241 in the county
- Median household income
- $66,897
- Cities and towns
- 10 plus 8 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 27
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48355
Cities and towns in Nueces County
Nueces County has 10 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Nueces County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi (county seat) | City | 317,241 | Aransas, Kleberg and San Patricio counties |
| Robstown | City | 10,324 | |
| Port Aransas | City | 3,773 | |
| Bishop | City | 3,040 | |
| Driscoll | City | 665 | |
| Agua Dulce | City | 662 | |
| Petronila | City | 65 | |
| Aransas Pass | City | 17 | Aransas and San Patricio counties |
| Ingleside | City | 0 | San Patricio County |
| Portland | City | 0 | San Patricio County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| North San Pedro | 721 | |
| Spring Gardens | 622 | |
| Banquete | 619 | |
| Sandy Hollow-Escondidas | 539 | |
| La Paloma-Lost Creek | 439 | |
| Tierra Grande | 161 | |
| Rancho Banquete | 131 | |
| Tierra Verde | 39 |
ZIP codes in Nueces County
27 ZIP codes reach into Nueces County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78330
- 78336 also San Patricio and Aransas counties
- 78339
- 78343
- 78347
- 78351
- 78373
- 78380 also Jim Wells County
- 78383 also Live Oak and Jim Wells counties
- 78401
- 78402
- 78404
- 78405
- 78406
- 78407
- 78408
- 78409
- 78410
- 78411
- 78412
- 78413
- 78414
- 78415
- 78416
- 78417
- 78418 also Kleberg County
- 78419
Population of Nueces County, 2020–2025
Nueces County shrank by 354 people (−0.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 3,282 more births than deaths and a net loss of 3,941 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 353,554 |
| 2021 | 353,538 |
| 2022 | 351,831 |
| 2023 | 352,505 |
| 2024 | 352,925 |
| 2025 | 352,992 |
Neighboring counties
- San Patricio County north · 72,053 people
- Kleberg County southwest · 30,315 people
- Jim Wells County west · 38,804 people
- Aransas County northeast · 26,146 people
Printable Nueces County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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