Rockport, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Rockport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78382. The Survey maps it on the Rockport quadrangle. 10,070 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7 feet above sea level.

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Rockport within Aransas County

On record in Rockport

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Hoopes-Smith Houselisted 1994
T. H. Mathis Houselisted 1971
Bracht Houselisted 2023
Rockport Schoollisted 2024

Population over time

2 figures

Rockport grew from 8,766 to 10,070 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	8,766
2020	10,070	+1,304 (+15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
1954 USGS Rockport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
1979 USGS Rockport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

205 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of Rockport between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,233 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	110
Debris and open burning	51
Equipment and vehicle use	11
Arson/incendiarism	9
Power generation/transmission/distribution	8
Smoking	7
Misuse of fire by a minor	6
Natural	3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
7 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	FULTON WISHERT BRUSH FIRE
6 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	3300 BYPASS 35
5 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	ROCKPORT BRUSHFIRE ASSIST
4 September 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	40 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
3 September 2011	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	2101 MRYTLE
24 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	418 RATTLESNAKE POINT RD
23 September 2016	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	CLUB
14 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	414 OLD SALT LAKE RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Aransas County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rockport: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Redfish Bay Deposit	Limestone, General	Occurrence

Every working recorded in Aransas County

Storms near this place

60 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rockport in 85 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 31 flash flood, 20 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 8 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2006	Flash Flood	Rockport	$1,500,000	Widespread flooding occurred in Rockport, where between 5 and 8 inches of rain fell, much over a 2 hour period. Almost all city streets became flooded, including Market Street and Austin Street where numerous businesses had water enter their buildings. There was also several homes throughout the city that were flooded. Two nursing homes also had water enter their buildings. City officials reported over 100 cars stalled in high water. In addition, an 11 year old boy had to be rescued when he slipped into a storm drain while playing near the high water. The following are 24 rainfall totals from around the area:Rockport (ASOS): 3.34 inchesRockport (City): 7.15 inchesRockport 3N: 4.18 inchesLamar Peninsula: 3.77 inchesAransas Wildlife Refuge: 2.30 inchesProperty damage estimates are rough, and may be underestimated.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Rockport	$500,000	Numerous water rescues occurred due to flooded streets with vehicles stranded. Some residents were evacuated due to water entering buildings. Water was a foot deep at the Presbyterian Church. Multiple roads were closed in Rockport and Fulton, including Market Street, Champions Drive at Royal Oaks Drive, and FM 2165 from Business 35 to Linden.
January 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	$400,000	Wood roof and awning of home blown completely off. Part of the roof blown into roof of nearby house. One snapped tree limb blown through wall of house. Roof damage and trees uprooted along a two mile path from Live Oak Elementary school to the intersection of Nopal and Austin Streets.
May 2016	Flash Flood	Rockport	$250,000	Many roads were flooded in the northern parts of Aransas Pass. North Commercial Avenue, North Houston, and North Avenue A were under flood waters. Numerous homes were affected by flood waters.
June 2010	Tornado (EF2)	Rockport	$250,000	An NWS survey team concluded a tornado touched down 4 miles west of Rockport. The tornado was on the ground for roughly 3.75 miles, traveling southeast and ending near Bypass 35 and 16th streets. The maximum wind speed was estimated at 120 mph, an EF-2, and had a maximum width of almost 3/10 of a mile. Several homes were damaged, an RV flipped, and 4 boats damaged. A home weather station recorded a peak wind gust to 103 mph before failing. Over 20 large tension poles were snapped completely off along Hwy 1069. Hundreds of trees and tree limbs were snapped. Vehicles at a salvage yard were moved several yards, and a garage was completely destroyed. An 18 wheeler was flipped over along Bypass 35.
June 2015	Flash Flood	Rockport	$100,000	Flash flooding occurred across much of the county. Stadium Drive near Rockport High School was flooded. Water entered a home in Rockport. Much of Highway 35 from Aransas Pass to north of Lamar was flooded. Water, Enterprise, West Market, Omohundro, Broadway, East Sabinal, Fuqua, and East Laurel Streets were flooded in Rockport. Several vehicles were stranded in high water near Sonny Watkins Drive in Rockport.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	$100,000	Power poles were blown down southwest of Rockport.
May 2021	Flash Flood	Rockport	$50,000	Roads under water in Rockport with cars stuck in the flood waters.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	$20,000	At the Cove Harbor Marina signs were snapped and roofs partially damaged. Several power lines and trees were reported downed throughout the city of Rockport.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	$20,000	Straight-line winds ripped the patio roof off the bait shop at the Fin and Feather RV park. Two power poles were knocked down and a vehicle was damaged in the parking lot.
May 2012	Hail	Rockport	$10,000	Golf ball sized hail was reported on the southwest side of Rockport.
August 2009	Tornado (EF0)	Rockport	$10,000	Damage was confined to power lines blown down north of Aransas Pass, along Highway 35.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	$10,000	Large metal storage shed on 12th St. and Bypass 35 was destroyed. A roof was blown off of a boat barn. Broken tree limbs also reported in the Country Club area along with wind damage to the siding of house. Fences were blown down in a development just suth of Cove Harbor. Three boats were flipped on side at Business 35 and the harbor.\|
February 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	$7,000	A front porch and roof were damaged at a house on Jacoby Lane.
June 2024	Tornado (EF0)	Rockport	$5,000	Two brief EF-0 tornadoes were produced from the same parent\|circulation as a waterspout came ashore near Rockport, TX. The initial\|damage as it came on shore was confined to some minor tree damage and a\|few shingles missing from a couple homes. The tornado then lifted and \|eventually reformed near FM1781 where it destroyed a couple carports and\|two sheds. It also snapped some smaller trees and broke numerous large\|branches before dissipating.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Rockport	$5,000	Videos on social media showed street flooding across portions of Rockport.
May 2019	Hail	Rockport	$5,000	Quarter sized hail occurred in Rockport.
March 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	$5,000	Roof damage occurred to a home along Rattlesnake Point Road near Rockport.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	$5,000	A small wooden building was destroyed near the pharmacy.
May 2012	Hail	Rockport	$5,000	Spotter reported quarter sized hail southwest of Rockport.
July 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Rockport	$5,000	A tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of 9th Street and Business 35. Windows were blown out of the Kimco Business. This tornado occurred in the outer rainbands of Hurricane Alex.
February 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	-	Sheet metal from a carport ripped off. Time estimated by radar.
May 2025	Flood	Rockport	-	Report from mPING of Cropland/Yard Flooding.
November 2025	Flood	Rockport	-	Report from mping.
September 2025	Heavy Rain	Rockport	-	Weather station near Rockport measured 2.53 inches.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Flooding with water over roads at FM1069 near Port Bay.
June 2024	Heavy Rain	Rockport	-	Personal rain gauge observed 9.55 of rain through 7 PM as Tropical Storm Alberto rainbands moved through.
May 2023	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Rockport Police Department reported several streets flooded across the city with roads impassable for small cars.
September 2022	Flood	Rockport	-	Farm to Market Road 70 was closed between US Highway 77 and State Highway 286 due to flooding on Petronila Creek.
May 2021	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Report from Mping of roads flooded and some streets closed in Rockport.
May 2021	Flood	Rockport	-	Minor flooding of roadways reported west of Rockport from heavy rain.
May 2021	Flood	Rockport	-	Street flooding reported near Rockport.
July 2021	Flood	Rockport	-	Flood waters were slow to recede across most of Rockport into the evening hours. Flood waters were as deep as a foot near the Presbyterian Church and some roads remained impassable.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Social media reported street flooding occurred throughout the city of Rockport.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	FM 1069 and Highway 35 near Aransas Pass was closed due to flooding.
November 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	-	Public report of weather station recording a wind gust to 64 mph west of Rockport.
May 2021	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Street closure reported due to heavy rain.
May 2021	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Streets flooded in Aransas County near Bypass 35 with motorists unable to cross several roadways.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	-	Storm spotter measured a 62 mph wind gust in Rockport.
June 2018	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Roads from Market Street to Key Allegro were closed due to water over the road in Rockport.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	-	NOS site in Rockport measured a gust to 51 knots.
May 2017	Hail	Rockport	-	Ping pong ball sized hail occurred near Sparks Colony Drive west of Rockport.
June 2017	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Water covered the road at Enterprise Boulevard and Omohundro Street in Rockport. The road became impassable.
May 2016	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Several roads in the southern portion of Rockport were under water.
March 2015	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Several streets were flooded in Rockport.
May 2015	Funnel Cloud	Rockport	-	A funnel cloud was sighted near Rockport.
September 2015	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Water covered the roadways in several locations in Rockport including West Market Street, Business 35, and Austin Street.
April 2015	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Numerous roads and intersections flooded around Rockport.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Aransas County Sheriff's Office reported water was up to 1.5 feet near Market Street and Highway 35 Bypass.
May 2012	Funnel Cloud	Rockport	-	Spotter reported a funnel cloud near Highway 35.
July 2010	Funnel Cloud	Rockport	-	Brief funnel cloud observed in Rockport.
January 2010	Flood	Rockport	-	Water was reported over the southbound lane of Business 35L near Stapp St. Water was reported over FM 1781, near FM 1069. Water was reported over FM 1069 at various locations between 1069 and SH 188. Flooding of these roads, creeks, and lowland fields were observed several hours after the heavy rainfall had ended.
September 2010	Flood	Rockport	-	FM 1069 from State Highway 188 to Business 35 is closed due to high water.
September 2010	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Roads flooded and impassible around the Rockport High School area. Some vehicles needed assistance getting out of the flooded roadways.
September 2010	Heavy Rain	Rockport	-	Rainfall amount of 4.5 inches with 2.5 inches in 1 hour between 3 and 4 PM.\|Water was over the roads but passable.
September 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Rockport	-	This weak tornado orginally began as a waterspout over Copano Bay. The tornado dissipated shortly after making landfall.
June 2006	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Between 4 and 6 inches of rain fell in Rockport, leaving some city streets flooded, including Market Street at Business 35.
May 2006	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Heavy rain associated with a squall line resulted in Market Street in Rockport being flooded, along with many roads in the downtown Rockport area, South Rockport and along Omohundro Street. Rising water entered some shops in the downtown Rockport area.
September 2005	Flash Flood	Rockport	-	Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall trained across far eastern San Patricio, Aransas, and southern Refugio counties. Doppler radar estimated between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell across Aransas county in a 1 to 2 hour timeframe, resulting in flooding of several roadways in and around Rockport. Most notable was the State Highway 35 bypass at Market Street.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Rockport	-	County sheriff reported downed power lines.

Every storm recorded in Aransas County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Shell Ridge	1.6 miles	15
Key Allegro	1.9 miles	11
Fulton	2.9 miles	11
Palm Harbor	4.0 miles	15
Estes	4.6 miles	15
Copano Village	4.7 miles	11
City-by-the Sea	5.5 miles	15
Lamar	8.6 miles	9

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Rockport	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982338	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1345420. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.