Welcome to Yoakum ...
The city of Yoakum is located Yoakum is primarily located in DeWitt County<1>. A portion of Yoakum extends into Lavaca County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Yoakum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Yoakum has a population of 5,933 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Yoakum is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Yoakum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Yoakum: 361 The ZIP code for Yoakum: 77995<4> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yoakum had an population of 5,933 people. This is an increase of 2.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.52% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Yoakum had a population of 5,815 people (or 29% of the total population of DeWitt County). This makes Yoakum the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Yoakum represents 0.02% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 301st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,815 people, the population of Yoakum increased 1.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,731 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Yoakum. Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yoakum - it's located in Oregon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yoakum. Official Website: www.cityofyoakum.org/ We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yoakum. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yoakum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yoakum. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yoakum. 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 Yoakum. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yoakum. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yoakum. Looking for more information about Yoakum? 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 Yoakum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yoakum. We originally found mention of Yoakum 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 Yoakum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Yoakum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yoakum.
The official website for Yoakum: www.cityofyoakum.org/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Population Details ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including DeWitt, 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 Yoakum. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yoakum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> 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 Yoakum). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Yoakum or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). <5> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <6> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <7> An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. <8> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/