Spring Gardens is a community in Nueces County, Texas, home to about 622 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 78380.
Homes sold for a median of $148 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population622622 per sq mi
Median home value$157,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$148Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Spring Gardens. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Spring Gardens
Distances
Nearest major airport
San Antonio International Airport (SAT)129 miles away
Closer regional airport
Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Corpus Christi, TX32 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
San Antonio, TX125 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Spring Gardens; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Spring Gardens
U.S. Representative · Texas’s 27th DistrictMichael Cloud (R)
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
Spring Gardens had 497 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2010.
It’s the 1193rd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Nueces County grew from 10,439 residents in 1900 to 353,178 in 2020.
Nueces County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 47°F. About 31.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Robstown, TX weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Nueces County
134,586 jobs at 8,111 businesses in Nueces County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spring Gardens.
Nearest hospitals
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corpus Christi18.3 miles
Corpus Christi Medical Center,theGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Corpus Christi19.4 miles
Driscoll Childrens HospitalChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Corpus Christi19.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
9
Mental health providers
7
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
3
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 Spring Gardens
Grocery stores
H-E-B2.2 mi
Libraries
Keach Family Library2.9 mi
Killeen Public Library3.1 mi
Museums
Violet Museum3.7 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Robstown ISD, Bishop CISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lotspeich Leadership AcademyRobstown
Pre-K–5
368
Public
1.6 mi
Petronila ElRobstown
Pre-K–5
110
Public
9.5 mi
Robert Driscoll Jr. Stem AcademyRobstown
Pre-K–5
676
Public
1.8 mi
San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyRobstown
Pre-K–5
243
Public
1.1 mi
Seale J HRobstown
6–8
533
Public
2.2 mi
Robstown Early College H SRobstown
9–12
750
Public
1.4 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 Robstown, Corpus Christi, North San Pedro, La Paloma-Lost Creek, Banquete, Driscoll, Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, Rancho Banquete, Petronila, Tierra Grande and Tierra Verde.
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