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Welcome to Hawkins ...

The city of Hawkins is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hawkins is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hawkins has a population of 1,329 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Hawkins is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Hawkins: 903 & 430<4>

The ZIP code for Hawkins: 75765<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hawkins had an population of 1,329 people. This is an increase of 3.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hawkins had a population of 1,278 people. This makes Hawkins the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,278 people, the population of Hawkins decreased 3.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,331 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hawkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hawkins - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Hawkins ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawkins ...

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

Adding Hawkins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawkins 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 Hawkins was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawkins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wood, 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 Hawkins.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Hawkins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Hawkins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Hawkins). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hawkins or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.