{"id":7974,"date":"2023-09-16T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T19:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7974"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:30","slug":"gregg-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/gregg-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregg County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gregg County is a county in Texas, United States, in the eastern part of the state near the Louisiana border. It had a population of 124,239 at the 2020 census and covers 273 square miles (710 km2), centred near 32\u00b029\u2032N 94\u00b049\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Longview is the county seat, and its postal code is 75601. The county has nine incorporated cities, two census-designated places, and a dozen-plus small unincorporated communities. Gregg County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Gregg County<\/h2>\n<p>Gregg County has nine incorporated cities and towns, two census-designated places (CDPs), and a number of small unincorporated communities that never formally incorporated. The table below carries the county&#8217;s full known place list; unverified population and ZIP figures are marked with an em dash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Longview<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>81,638<\/td>\n<td>75601<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kilgore<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>14,701<\/td>\n<td>75662<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gladewater<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>6,190<\/td>\n<td>75647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>White Oak<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>6,890<\/td>\n<td>75693<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clarksville City<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>950<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Mountain<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>950<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Easton<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>500<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warren City<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>240<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Cherokee<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,748<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Liberty City<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>3,145<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Danville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elderville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fredonia<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gladewater Park<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greggton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Judson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kinsloe<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lakeport<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rolling Meadows<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seven Pines<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shiloh<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spring Hill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teneryville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Greggton and Judson are older unincorporated communities that were absorbed into Longview&#8217;s built-up area as the city grew after the East Texas oil boom of the 1930s; they no longer have separate municipal status but the names persist locally.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>75601 &mdash; Longview (downtown and central Longview)<\/li>\n<li>75662 &mdash; Kilgore<\/li>\n<li>75647 &mdash; Gladewater<\/li>\n<li>75693 &mdash; White Oak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Longview also carries several additional ZIP codes across its wider city limits; most of the county&#8217;s smaller unincorporated communities share the ZIP code of the nearest post office town rather than having their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Gregg County lies in the Piney Woods region of East Texas, a landscape of gently rolling, forested terrain drained by the Sabine River, which forms part of the county&#8217;s southern edge, along with smaller streams including Big Sandy Creek. Lake Cherokee, a reservoir on the county&#8217;s eastern side, is the largest body of water. The county&#8217;s 273 square miles include about 2.5 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p>Gregg County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/upshur-county\/\">Upshur County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/harrison-county-texas\/\">Harrison County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/rusk-county\/\">Rusk County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/smith-county-texas\/\">Smith County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Gregg County had 124,239 residents at the 2020 census. Longview, the county seat, is by far the largest community with over 80,000 residents; Kilgore is the second-largest city, with close to 15,000. Gregg County&#8217;s median household income runs below the Texas median of $75,780, reflecting its historically industrial and oilfield-services economy. Population density is roughly 455 people per square mile, among the more densely settled counties in rural East Texas.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Gregg County&#8217;s economy has long centred on oil and gas services, tied to the East Texas Oil Field discovered in 1930, one of the largest onshore oil fields in the United States. Longview and Kilgore both grew rapidly during the boom and remain home to energy, manufacturing, and healthcare employers, including Longview&#8217;s hospital systems and Kilgore College. Kilgore is also known for the Rangerettes, the drill team founded at Kilgore College in 1940, and the World&#8217;s Richest Acre, a small downtown Kilgore block once packed with more oil derricks per square foot than anywhere else on earth.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Gregg County was organized in 1873 out of parts of Rusk and Upshur counties and named for John Gregg, a Confederate general and Texas legislator killed in action in 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia. The county remained a modest agricultural area until the October 1930 discovery of the East Texas Oil Field, which triggered a population and construction boom that transformed Longview and Kilgore into oil-boom towns within a matter of months.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 20 crosses Gregg County east\u2013west, with U.S. Routes 80, 259, and 271 and State Highways 31 and 42 serving as secondary corridors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tyler &mdash; 35 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Shreveport, Louisiana &mdash; 65 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Marshall &mdash; 20 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Dallas &mdash; 130 miles west<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>East Texas Regional Airport (GGG), just outside Longview, offers commercial air service.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Gregg County?<\/strong><br \/>Gregg County is in eastern Texas, in the Piney Woods region near the Louisiana border.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Gregg County?<\/strong><br \/>Gregg County had 124,239 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Gregg County?<\/strong><br \/>Gregg County covers 273 square miles (710 km2), including about 2.5 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Gregg County?<\/strong><br \/>Longview is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Gregg County?<\/strong><br \/>Gregg County has nine incorporated cities and towns, two census-designated places, and more than a dozen unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Gregg County?<\/strong><br \/>Longview uses 75601 and several related codes, with Kilgore at 75662, Gladewater at 75647, and White Oak at 75693.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Gregg County named that?<\/strong><br \/>Gregg County is named for John Gregg, a Confederate general and Texas legislator killed in 1864.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/texas\/\">Towns and villages in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gregg County is a county in Texas, United States, in the eastern part of the state near the Louisiana border. It had a population of 124,239 at the 2020 census and covers 273 square miles (710 km2), centred near 32\u00b029\u2032N 94\u00b049\u2032W. Longview is the county seat, and its postal code is 75601. 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