Premont is a city in Jim Wells County, Texas, home to about 2,428 people across 1.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 78375.
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| Nearest major airport | San Antonio International Airport (SAT)152 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Corpus Christi, TX65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX147 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Premont; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Premont had 2,455 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 663rd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Jim Wells County grew from 6,587 residents in 1920 to 38,891 in 2020.
Jim Wells County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 27.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Falfurrias, TX weather station (15 miles away).
12,790 jobs at 783 businesses in Jim Wells County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Premont.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Premont ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Premont Ernest H Singleton Early College AcademyPremont | Pre-K–5 | 357 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| Premont Montessori AcademyPremont | K–2 | 50 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Premont Collegiate H SPremont | 6–12 | 387 | Public | 0.1 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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