Bexar County is a county in Texas, United States, anchoring the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area in South Texas. It had a population of 2,009,324 at the 2020 census and covers 1,256 square miles (3,250 km2) centred near 29°27′N 98°31′W, making it the state’s fourth-most populous county.<\/p>\n
San Antonio is the county seat and home to more than two-thirds of the county’s residents. Bexar County contains roughly two dozen incorporated cities and towns plus several unincorporated communities recognised as census-designated places, sits entirely in the Central time zone, and carries FIPS code 48029.<\/p>\n
The list below covers Bexar County’s incorporated cities and towns, its recognised census-designated places (CDPs), and a handful of long-standing unincorporated communities carried over from historical gazetteers. Several municipalities — Fair Oaks Ranch, Schertz, Selma, Universal City, and Lytle — sit mostly in a neighbouring county and only extend a small edge into Bexar.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 1,434,625<\/td>\n | multiple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Converse<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 27,750<\/td>\n | 78109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Live Oak<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 16,041<\/td>\n | 78233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leon Valley<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 9,981<\/td>\n | 78238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Helotes<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 9,845<\/td>\n | 78023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Universal City<\/td>\n | City (partial)<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Windcrest<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 5,712<\/td>\n | 78239<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Terrell Hills<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 5,178<\/td>\n | 78209<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Castle Hills<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 4,469<\/td>\n | 78213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shavano Park<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 4,144<\/td>\n | 78231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Balcones Heights<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 3,270<\/td>\n | 78201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hollywood Park<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 3,215<\/td>\n | 78232<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Von Ormy<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 2,309<\/td>\n | 78073<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Olmos Park<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 2,239<\/td>\n | 78212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elmendorf<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 1,772<\/td>\n | 78112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kirby<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78219<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alamo Heights<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 7,395<\/td>\n | 78209<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Schertz<\/td>\n | City (partial)<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Selma<\/td>\n | City (partial)<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fair Oaks Ranch<\/td>\n | City (partial)<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lytle<\/td>\n | City (partial)<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hill Country Village<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | 1,090<\/td>\n | 78232<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grey Forest<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 524<\/td>\n | 78023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| China Grove<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saint Hedwig<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Somerset<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78069<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Timberwood Park<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78248<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Losoya<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78073<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Macdona<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leon Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78257<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adkins<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Atascosa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sandy Oaks<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 78264<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Randolph Air Force Base and Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland are large federal installations inside county lines rather than separate settlements, so the table omits them as distinct places. A few names on older lists — Bexar (the county name itself repeated as a place), Phoenix, Withers, Wetmore, Fratt, Cassin, Robards, Beckmann, Boldtville, Longhorn, Thelma, and Van Raub — are historic rail-siding or post-office names that no longer correspond to a distinct populated place and are omitted here for that reason.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSan Antonio itself spans dozens of ZIP codes rather than one, so no single postal code is given for the county seat. Smaller unincorporated crossroads such as Macdona, Adkins, and Sandy Oaks are served by a neighbouring post office rather than carrying a dedicated ZIP.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nBexar County sits at the meeting point of the Texas Hill Country and the South Texas Plains, with the Balcones Escarpment running through its northern half and flatter Blackland Prairie and brush country to the south. The San Antonio River and its tributaries — Salado Creek, Leon Creek, and Medina River near the county’s western edge — drain the county south toward the Gulf of Mexico. About 1.3 percent of the county’s area is water, mostly small reservoirs and the river system itself rather than a natural lake.<\/p>\n Bexar County borders Kendall County<\/a> to the north-northwest, Comal County<\/a> to the north, Guadalupe County<\/a> to the northeast, Wilson County<\/a> to the southeast, Atascosa County<\/a> to the south, Medina County<\/a> to the southwest, and Bandera County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Bexar County counted 2,009,324 residents at the 2020 census. San Antonio (1,434,625) is by far the largest community, followed by Converse (27,750) as the largest suburban city. Median household income in the county trails the Texas median of $75,780, reflecting San Antonio’s large working-class and service-sector population base; several of the smaller incorporated suburbs north of Loop 1604, such as Shavano Park and Hollywood Park, report household incomes well above the state figure. Population density countywide works out to roughly 1,600 people per square mile, though that figure is skewed heavily by dense urban San Antonio neighborhoods against the county’s rural southern and western fringes.<\/p>\n San Antonio’s economy anchors the county: military (Joint Base San Antonio, spanning the former Lackland, Randolph, and Fort Sam Houston installations), health care and biosciences (the South Texas Medical Center), tourism centred on the Alamo and River Walk, and a growing cybersecurity sector are the largest employers. The University of Texas at San Antonio and Trinity University are major local institutions. Outside the city, Helotes and the Hill Country suburbs draw on tourism tied to country-music venues and Hill Country day trips, while the county’s southern reaches remain agricultural, with ranching and some row-crop farming. Fiesta San Antonio, an eleven-day citywide festival held every spring, is the county’s best-known annual event.<\/p>\n Bexar County was organised on December 20, 1836, one of the original counties of the Republic of Texas, and is named for the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, the Spanish military post established in 1718 around which San Antonio grew. The Battle of the Alamo, fought within the county in March 1836, remains the best-known event tied to the county’s founding era. Twentieth-century growth was driven heavily by the establishment of multiple military installations in and around San Antonio, which shaped the county’s economy for decades before the more recent shift toward medical and technology employment.<\/p>\n Interstate highways 10, 35, and 37 all converge in San Antonio, along with Loop 410 and Loop 1604 encircling the metro area, making Bexar County the transportation hub of South Texas.<\/p>\n San Antonio International Airport, inside the county, is the region’s major commercial hub. Amtrak’s Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited both call at the downtown San Antonio station.<\/p>\n Where is Bexar County?<\/strong> What is the population of Bexar County?<\/strong> How big is Bexar County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Bexar County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Bexar County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Bexar County?<\/strong> |