Westwood Shores is a community in Trinity County, Texas, home to about 1,466 people across 3.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 75862.
Homes sold for a median of $129 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,466455 per sq mi
Median home value$165,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$129Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Westwood Shores. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Westwood Shores
Distances
Nearest major airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)66 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Houston, TX80 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Westwood Shores; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Westwood Shores
U.S. Representative · Texas’s 17th DistrictPete Sessions (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
Westwood Shores had 1,239 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2010.
It’s the 857th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Trinity County grew from 10,976 residents in 1900 to 13,602 in 2020.
Trinity 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 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 43.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Huntsville Muni Ap, TX weather station (20 miles away).
Jobs in Trinity County
1,966 jobs at 194 businesses in Trinity County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
15 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Westwood Shores.
Nearest hospitals
Mid Coast Medical Center-TrinityGeneral hospital · emergency room · Trinity2.5 miles
Huntsville Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Huntsville25.0 miles
Crockett Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Crockett26.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
4
Physical and occupational therapists
4
Pharmacies
4
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 Westwood Shores
Grocery stores
Brookshire Brothers2.0 mi
Pharmacies
Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy2.0 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Trinity ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lansberry ElTrinity
Pre-K–5
574
Public
2.2 mi
Trinity J HTrinity
6–8
246
Public
1.4 mi
Trinity H STrinity
9–12
359
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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