Welcome to Alice ...

The city of Alice is located on the South Texas Plains.

Alice is located in Jim Wells County<1> and is the County Seat for Jim Wells County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alice has a population of 18,702 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Alice is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Alice: (361)

The ZIP codes for Alice: 78332-78333<4>

Websites for Alice ...

Official Website: www.ci.alice.tx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alice had an population of 18,702 people. This is a decrease of 2.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alice had a population of 19,104 people (or 46.72% of the total population of Jim Wells County). This makes Alice the county's most populous community.

The population of Alice represents 0.08% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 126th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,104 people, the population of Alice has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 19,010 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alice.

Communities Also Named Alice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Alice: This one is located in Jim Wells County and the other is located in Nueces County.

Beyond Texas, there are 20 communities that are also named Alice - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alice ...

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

• San Diego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
  • San Diego is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <6>
• Orange Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <6>
• Agua Dulce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
  • Agua Dulce is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Dulce <6>
• Coyote Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
  • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
  • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
  • Coyote Acres Colonia
• Ben Bolt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Bolt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bolt
  • Ben Bolt is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Bolt <6>
• Loma Linda East
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
  • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
  • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
  • Loma Linda East Colonia
• Water City Estates
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
  • Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
  • Water City Estates has also been known as:
  • Water City Estates Colonia
• Owl Ranch - Amargosa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
  • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
• Alfred - South La Paloma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred - South La Paloma
  • Alfred - South La Paloma is located in Jim Wells County
• Rancho Banquete
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Banquete have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
  • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces 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 Alice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alice.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alice ...

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

Adding Alice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alice post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Alice: www.ci.alice.tx.us/

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