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Welcome to Vidor ...

The city of Vidor is located on the Gulf Coast.

Vidor is located in Orange County<1>.

The pronunciation of Vidor: VI-der<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vidor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vidor has a population of 10,401 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Vidor is near sea level<4>.

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

Area Code for Vidor: 409

The ZIP codes for Vidor: 77662, 77670<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vidor had an population of 10,401 people. This is a decrease of 1.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vidor had a population of 10,579 people (which is 12.9% of the total population of Orange County). This makes Vidor the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Vidor represents 0.04% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 210th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,579 people, the population of Vidor decreased 7.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,440 people).

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

Communities near Vidor ...

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

  • Beaumont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Port Arthur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Orange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Nederland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Groves
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <6>
  • Lumberton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Neches
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bridge City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Silsbee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • West Orange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vidor ...

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

Adding Vidor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vidor post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vidor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Vidor. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Vidor.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vidor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Vidor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vidor 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.
<7>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/