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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

Area Code for Alice: 361

The ZIP codes for Alice: 78332-78333, 78342<4>

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 (which is 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 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 (which had 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.

Websites for Alice ...

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

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)
  • Orange Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Agua Dulce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Coyote Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
    • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
    • Coyote Acres Colonia
  • Ben Bolt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Loma Linda East
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
    • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
    • Loma Linda East Colonia
  • Water City Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
    • Water City Estates has also been known as:
    • Water City Estates Colonia
  • Owl Ranch - Amargosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
  • Alfred - South La Paloma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rancho Banquete
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete

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 (so far) for Alice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jim Wells, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alice.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Alice). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alice or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Alice includes: 78332 & 78333.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/