Welcome to Fulton ...

The coastal town of Fulton is located on the Gulf Coast.

Fulton is located in Aransas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fulton has a population of 1,471 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Fulton is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fulton: (361)

The ZIP code for Fulton: 78358<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fulton had an population of 1,471 people. This is an increase of 8.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fulton had a population of 1,358 people (which is 5.86% of the total population of Aransas County). This makes Fulton the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,358 people, the population of Fulton decreased 12.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,553 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fulton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Fulton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fulton ...

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

• Ingleside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Ingleside is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <6>
• Aransas Pass
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aransas Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
  • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <6>
• Port Aransas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Aransas
  • Port Aransas is located in Nueces County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Aransas <6>
• Gregory
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <6>
• Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside-On-the-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside-On-the-Bay
  • Ingleside-On-the-Bay is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
• Bayside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
  • Bayside is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayside <6>
• Black Point ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
  • Black Point is located in Refugio County
• Tradewinds
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
  • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
• Spanish Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
  • Spanish Village is located in Aransas County
• Harbor City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
  • Harbor City is located in San Patricio 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 Fulton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fulton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulton ...

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

Adding Fulton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fulton post office opened in 1869.

We also found Fulton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Aransas County: www.co.aransas.tx.us/

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