Atascosa County is a county in Texas, United States, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area, south of San Antonio. It had a population of 48,981 at the 2020 census and covers 1,221 square miles (3,160 km2) centred near 28\u00b053\u2032N 98\u00b032\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Jourdanton is the county seat and its postal code is 78026. The county has five incorporated cities, one incorporated town, one census-designated place, and more than a dozen smaller unincorporated communities. Atascosa County is in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Atascosa County’s incorporated places sit along the Interstate 35 and US 281 corridors, while the older ranching communities are scattered across the surrounding brush country. In the table below, City<\/strong> and Town<\/strong> are incorporated municipalities, CDP<\/strong> is an unincorporated census-designated place, and Unincorp.<\/strong> is an unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n Lytle straddles three counties — Atascosa, Medina, and Bexar — so its population figure is a combined total rather than an Atascosa-only count.<\/p>\n Smaller unincorporated places such as Amphion, Fashing, and Hindes have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest listed post office town.<\/p>\n Atascosa County lies in the South Texas brush country, a gently rolling landscape of mesquite and prickly pear crossed by the Atascosa River, which gives the county its name. The county covers 1,221 square miles, of which 1.9 square miles is water. Interstate 35 crosses the county’s western edge near Lytle, Interstate 37 clips the eastern edge, and US Highway 281 runs north-south through Pleasanton and Jourdanton.<\/p>\n Atascosa County borders Bexar County to the north, Wilson County<\/a> to the northeast, Karnes County<\/a> to the east, Live Oak County<\/a> to the southeast, McMullen County<\/a> to the south, La Salle County to the southwest, Frio County<\/a> to the west, and Medina County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Atascosa County had 48,981 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 40 people per square mile. Pleasanton is the largest community, followed by Jourdanton. Median household income in the county runs below the Texas median of $75,780, reflecting the county’s agricultural and oil-field economic base.<\/p>\n Oil and gas production from the Eagle Ford Shale has been a major driver of the county’s economy since the early 2010s, alongside ranching, peanut and pecan farming, and hunting leases. Pleasanton calls itself the “Birthplace of the Cowboy” and hosts the annual Cowboy Homecoming celebration each August. Poteet is known for its Strawberry Festival, held every April since 1948.<\/p>\n Atascosa County was organized in 1856 from part of Bexar County. Its name comes from the Atascosa River, a Spanish word roughly meaning “boggy” or “marshy,” describing the river’s soft banks. Cattle ranching shaped the county’s early economy, and Pleasanton grew as a shipping point on cattle trails north out of South Texas in the late 1800s.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is San Antonio International Airport, about 35 miles north of Jourdanton.<\/p>\n Where is Atascosa County?<\/strong> What is the population of Atascosa County?<\/strong> How big is Atascosa County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Atascosa County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Atascosa County?<\/strong>\n\n
\n \nPlace<\/th>\n Type<\/th>\n Pop.<\/th>\n ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Jourdanton<\/td>\n City · seat<\/td>\n 4,229<\/td>\n 78026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Pleasanton<\/td>\n City<\/td>\n 10,391<\/td>\n 78064<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Poteet<\/td>\n City<\/td>\n 3,528<\/td>\n 78065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Charlotte<\/td>\n City<\/td>\n 1,806<\/td>\n 78011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Lytle<\/td>\n City<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n 78052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Christine<\/td>\n Town<\/td>\n 331<\/td>\n 78012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Leming<\/td>\n CDP<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n 78050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Campbellton<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n 78008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Peggy<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n 78062<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Amphion<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Anchorage<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Black Hill<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Coughran<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Crown<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Davis<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ditto<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Dobrowolski<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Espey<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Fashing<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hindes<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Iuka<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Kyote<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n La Parita<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Las Gallinas<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Leal<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n McCoy<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rossville<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Verdi<\/td>\n Unincorp.<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n
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\nIt is in South Texas, directly south of San Antonio, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area.<\/p>\n
\n48,981 people at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n
\n1,221 square miles (3,160 km2), of which 1.9 square miles is water.<\/p>\n
\nJourdanton is the county seat.<\/p>\n
\nFive incorporated cities, one incorporated town, one census-designated place, and about 20 smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n