Town guide

Fulton, Texas

Fulton is a town in Aransas County, Texas, home to about 818 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 78358, and parts of 78382 are in Fulton too.

Population818580 per sq mi
Median home value$140,300Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Fulton

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fulton

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Antonio International Airport (SAT)134 miles away
Closer regional airportCorpus Christi International Airport (CRP)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Corpus Christi, TX22 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+San Antonio, TX132 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fulton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fulton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Fulton had 1,523 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 1096th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Aransas County grew from 1,716 residents in 1900 to 23,830 in 2020.

Fulton population by census2000: 1,553, 2010: 1,358, 2020: 1,5231,55320001,35820101,5232020

Aransas County, 1900–2020

Aransas County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,716, 1910: 2,106, 1920: 2,064, 1930: 2,219, 1940: 3,469, 1950: 4,252, 1960: 7,006, 1970: 8,902, 1980: 14,260, 1990: 17,892, 2000: 22,497, 2010: 23,158, 2020: 23,8302K’00’102K’20’303K’40’507K’60’7014K’80’9022K’00’1024K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 46°F. About 36.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FultonJan: high 66°F, low 46°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 69°F, low 50°F, 2 in; Mar: high 74°F, low 57°F, 2.8 in; Apr: high 80°F, low 65°F, 2.1 in; May: high 85°F, low 72°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 78°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 79°F, 3 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 79°F, 2.4 in; Sep: high 91°F, low 75°F, 5.7 in; Oct: high 84°F, low 67°F, 4 in; Nov: high 75°F, low 56°F, 3 in; Dec: high 68°F, low 48°F, 1.9 in66°46°Jan2.669°50°Feb2.074°57°Mar2.880°65°Apr2.185°72°May3.490°78°Jun3.792°79°Jul3.093°79°Aug2.491°75°Sep5.784°67°Oct4.075°56°Nov3.068°48°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rockport, TX weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Aransas County

4,500 jobs at 610 businesses in Aransas County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Aransas CountyHotels and restaurants: 1,333 jobs; Retail trade: 970 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 416 jobs; Construction: 394 jobs; Other services: 303 jobs; Finance and insurance: 168 jobs; Administrative and support: 160 jobs; Professional services: 139 jobsHotels and restaurants 30% Retail trade 22% Health care and social assistance 9% Construction 9% Other services 7% Finance and insurance 4% Administrative and support 4% Professional services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fulton.

Nearest hospitals

  • Refugio County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Refugio22.5 miles
  • Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corpus Christi28.8 miles
  • Corpus Christi Medical Center,theGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Corpus Christi28.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Fulton

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Memorial Park0.8 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter0.5 mi
  • H-E-B0.9 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • H-E-B Pharmacy0.8 mi

Museums

  • Fulton Mansion State Historic Site1.2 mi
  • Texas Maritime Museum1.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • ROCKPORT CENTER for the ARTS1.6 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Fulton

Public schools here are run by Rockport-Fulton ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Fulton ElFulton3–5619Public1.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Rockport, Lamar and Holiday Beach.

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