Nueces County is in Coastal Prairie South Texas. Of the 254 counties in the Lone Star State, Nueces County is 45th in terms of its size (745,884 acres). The most common type of land for sale by combined acreage in Nueces County is house. Browse all waterfront property for sale in Nueces County on the Land Network to find the marina, lakefront and other recreational property that meets your needs, from waterside land perfect as a retirement investment to existing residential waterfront land and property for hunting, fishing and other outdoor-recreation pursuits! South Texas is typically classified as the area between the San Antonio metro area and south to the Rio Grande and Gulf of Mexico.