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City
of Port Aransas
710 W. Avenue A
Phone: 361-749-4111
Fax: 361-749-4723
E-Mail: city@cityofportaransas.org
Emergency
Preparedness
Police
Department: Twenty-three employees including officers,
dispatchers and staff
Fire Department: Twenty-two all volunteer firemen with
seven trucks
Emergency
Medical Service: Three paramedics and three emergency
medical technicians
(Hospitals in Aransas Pass, 20 minutes and Corpus Christi,
30 minutes) |
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Natural Gas: City of Port Aransas Gas Division –
361-749-4111
Telephone: CenturyTel of Port Aransas –
800-819-2305
Water & Sewer: Nueces County Water Control &
Improvement District No. 4 – 361-749-5201
Maximum daily capacity of 5.4 million gallons and a
1.9 million gallons daily average. Overhead storage,
650,000 gallons; ground storage, 3.04 million gallons.
Wastewater treatment capacity 1.38 million gallons per
average day.
Waste Disposal: Privately contracted through the city
with commercial hauling through FBI. Residential curbside
recycling. |
Bill
Ellis Memorial Public Library: On the east side of the
City Hall Complex; 25,965 volumes including audio books and
videos; subscriptions to 68 periodicals. Hours: Tuesday 10:00
am - 8:00 pm; Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10:00 am -
6:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm; closed Sunday and Monday.
The Port Aransas Computer Club, located at 430 N. Alister, offers
free internet to locals and visitors as well as use of a scanner,
printer, memory card reader for digital cameras, CD and DVD
burner and game night for the kids. Open from 10 a.m. – 4
p.m. during the summer, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. during the school
year and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. For more information,
call 361-749-4011.
Mustang
Beach Airport, State Hwy 361 South, 3500-foot lighted asphalt
runway. Unmanned. Automated aviation fuel available. Contact City
Hall at 361-749-4111 for details. Trolley service available between
10 am and 5 pm daily.
The
Port Aransas Ferry System provides FREE transportation
service seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. The ride
connects Mustang Island and Port Aransas with the mainland
via Aransas Pass. The number of ferry boats in service at
any time depends on demand. Each of the six large vessels
are identical in construction and design. The vessels carry
twenty regular passenger vehicles on each trip. Each boat
can move 100 vehicles per hour. During peak hours, especially
during holidays and summer months, some travelers may experience
a wait while the ferry makes the trip back and forth across
the channel. A 24-hour radio message advisory (AM 530) provides
information on ferry regulations and can be used for live
broadcasts in case of emergencies. A total overall length
(for combined vehicles such as a car and boat) is 85 feet.
The maximum width allowed is 96 inches. A maximum of 13 feet
6 inches in height is allowed. Peak months are June, July
and August, however, the winter months can be busy with our
influx of "Winter" residents.
Port Aransas Side
Landing
looking South
Landing
looking East
Cutoff
Road, looking South
Arasas Pass Side
Looking
North
The Port
Aransas Shuttle travels daily through the city. Whether
you’re up for a morning of shopping, relaxing at your
favorite restaurant for lunch, or spending a lazy afternoon
at the beach, the shuttle can get you there and back in air-conditioned
comfort! All the main streets and several side streets leading
to the beach are served and the entire route is repeated every
hour, from first stop about 10am to the last one at about
6pm. Remember, we are on “Island Time,” so the
times may vary slightly, depending on the season. Catch the
shuttle at these locations or just give one a wave and climb
aboard anywhere along our route.
The Port Aransas shuttle travels daily through the city.
The City also offers a Flexi B Bus that will take you to Corpus
Christi and back.
* Gulf Waters RV Park on Hwy 361 * Pioneer RV Park on Hwy
361
* Access Road 1-A on the Beach * Avenue G &
Alister Streets
* Birding Center on Ross Avenue * Port
Aransas City Marina
* Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce - Cotter Avenue between
City Marina and Jetties
* Jetties * Horace Caldwell Pier
*Alister Street and Avenue G * Mustang Airport
(off of Hwy 361)
Port
Aransas Independent School District
Total Enrollment: 550
Port Aransas High School: 168
Brundrett Middle School: 136
H.G. Olsen Elementary School: 246
The
University of Texas Marine Science Institute Department of
Marine Science
International research facility, graduate program for marine
science, serving as a center for the study of Texas' bays,
the Gulf of Mexico, and the world's oceans.
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