Welcome to Nueces County ...
Time Zone: Nueces County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Corpus Christi is the Seat for Nueces County.
Nueces County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from San Patricio County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Nueces had a population of 362,294 people. This is an increase of 6.48% since the last Census (which gave a population of 340,245 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Nueces represented 1.35% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in Nueces County:
- Agua Dulce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bishop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corpus Christi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Driscoll
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Petronila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petronila is located in Nueces County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronila
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Port Aransas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to Nueces County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Aransas County
- Jim Wells County
- Kleberg County
- San Patricio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |