Town guide

Rockport, Texas

Rockport is a city in Aransas County, Texas, home to about 10,683 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP code is 78382.

Homes sold for a median of $253 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population10,683645 per sq mi
Median home value$320,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$253Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking3%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Rockport

1 ZIP code

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Around Rockport

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Antonio International Airport (SAT)134 miles away
Closer regional airportCorpus Christi International Airport (CRP)32 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Corpus Christi, TX20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+San Antonio, TX132 miles away

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

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

Who represents Rockport

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

Rockport had 10,070 residents in the 2020 census, up 36% since 2000.

It’s the 257th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

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

Rockport population by census2000: 7,385, 2010: 8,766, 2020: 10,0707,38520008,766201010,0702020

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 RockportJan: 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 (about a mile 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

107 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rockport.

Nearest hospitals

  • Refugio County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Refugio22.9 miles
  • Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corpus Christi27.2 miles
  • Corpus Christi Medical Center,theGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Corpus Christi27.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors19
Specialist doctors23
Dentists6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants19
Mental health providers24
Physical and occupational therapists10
Optometrists1
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies3

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 Rockport

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Rockport Harbor Fairgrounds · 5 acres1.3 mi
  • Memorial Park0.8 mi
  • Seabreeze Park2.1 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • H-E-B1.6 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.9 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • H-E-B Pharmacy1.6 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Texas Maritime Museum1.3 mi
  • Fulton Mansion State Historic Site2.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • ROCKPORT CENTER for the ARTS1.4 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1870.

Notable people born here

  • Margaret Skeete (1878) · American supercentenarian (1878–1994)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Rockport

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Live Oak Learning CenterRockportPre-K–2711Public1.2 mi
Rockport-Fulton MiddleRockport6–8665Public1.7 mi
Rockport-Fulton H SRockport9–12918Public1.6 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Sacred Heart School RockportRockportPre-K–486Roman Catholic1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Lamar, Holiday Beach and Fulton.

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