Welcome to Calallen ...

Calallen is located on the Gulf Coast.

Calallen is located in Nueces County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calallen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Calallen is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Calallen is within the boundaries of the (361) area code.

Communities near Calallen ...

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

• Corpus Christi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpus Christi
  • Corpus Christi is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corpus Christi <3>
• Portland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Robstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
  • Robstown is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <3>
• Sinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
  • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <3>
• Mathis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
  • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <3>
• Taft
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Taft is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
• Odem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
  • Odem is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <3>
• Orange Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Agua Dulce
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Dulce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <3>
• Driscoll
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driscoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
  • Driscoll is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <3>

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 Calallen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calallen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calallen ...

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

Adding Calallen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calallen 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 Calallen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Calallen post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calallen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calallen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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