Welcome to Woodsboro ...

The town of Woodsboro is located on the Gulf Coast.

Woodsboro is located in Refugio County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodsboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woodsboro has a population of 1,376 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Woodsboro is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Woodsboro: 361

The ZIP code for Woodsboro: 78393<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodsboro had an population of 1,376 people. This is a decrease of 8.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodsboro had a population of 1,512 people (or 20.5% of the total population of Refugio County). This makes Woodsboro the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,512 people, the population of Woodsboro decreased 10.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,685 people).

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

Communities Also Named Woodsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Woodsboro - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Woodsboro ...

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

• Sinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Taft
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Refugio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refugio
  • Refugio is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Refugio <5>
• Bayside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Black Point ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point
  • Black Point is located in Refugio County
• Blanconia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
  • Blanconia is located in Bee County
  • Former names for Blanconia:
  • Dark Corners
  • Pull Tight
• Rancho Chico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Chico have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Chico
  • Rancho Chico is located in San Patricio County
• Saint Paul
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in San Patricio County
• Tradewinds
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
  • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
• Taft Southwest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Southwest
  • Taft Southwest 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 Woodsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodsboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodsboro ...

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

Adding Woodsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro was on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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