Fort Stockton, Texas

About Fort Stockton

Fort Stockton, TX is a close-knit town located in western Texas counting 8,147 people who proudly call it home.

Fort Stockton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.55 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,468 residents per square mile.

📰 Fort Stockton News Today

• Fort Stockton High School (TX) Football MaxPreps · Sep 26
• Fort Stockton police respond to social media rumor newswest9.com · Oct 2
• Fort Stockton Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Fort Stockton, 79735, Texas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 26
• Fort Stockton ISD announces death of incoming ninth-grade student CBS7 · Aug 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Fort Stockton Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Stockton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 8,147.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fort Stockton

• Andy's Roadhouse Bar & Grill — steak house
• K. Bob's Steakhouse
• B's Family Diner — american
• Chihuahua’s Mexican Restaurant — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Annie Riggs Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Stockton

• Cummings Park reviews ★
• Doc and Polly Vickery Park reviews ★
• Instinct Park reviews ★
• James Rooney Memorial Park reviews ★
• Jaycee Park reviews ★
• Lannom Park reviews ★
• Oasis Park reviews ★
• Rocket Park reviews ★
• Zero Stone Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fort Stockton

• BUTZ PREPARATORY ACADEMY
• ESCHOOL PREP ACADEMY
• FORT STOCKTON ALAMO EL
• FORT STOCKTON APACHE EL
• FORT STOCKTON HIGH
• FORT STOCKTON INT
• FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE
• LONE STAR VIRTUAL ACADEMY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Pecos County Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Fort Stockton

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