Bandera County, Texas
County seat: Bandera · Population 22,876 (2025) · 791 sq mi
Bandera County is the 109th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 22,876 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Bandera. It is part of the Alamo region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Bandera County facts
- County seat
- Bandera
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 22,876 +9.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 791 sq mi 199th largest of 254
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 29 per sq mi
- Established
- 1856
- Named after
- Bandera Pass mountain pass in Bandera County, Texas Hill Country
- Largest city
- Lakehills 6,130
- Median household income
- $75,813
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48019
Cities and towns in Bandera County
Bandera County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Bandera County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandera (county seat) | City | 891 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Lakehills | 6,130 | |
| Lake Medina Shores | 1,411 | Medina County |
ZIP codes in Bandera County
7 ZIP codes reach into Bandera County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78003 also Medina County
- 78023 also Bexar and Medina counties
- 78055 also Kerr County
- 78063 also Kerr County
- 78883
- 78884 also Uvalde and Medina counties
- 78885
Population of Bandera County, 2020–2025
Bandera County grew by 2,040 people (+9.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 829 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,880 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 20,987 |
| 2021 | 21,532 |
| 2022 | 22,128 |
| 2023 | 22,608 |
| 2024 | 22,790 |
| 2025 | 22,876 |
Neighboring counties
- Medina County south · 56,881 people
- Kerr County north · 54,037 people
- Real County west · 2,745 people
- Uvalde County southwest · 24,963 people
- Kendall County east · 53,289 people
- Bexar County southeast · 2,160,088 people
Printable Bandera County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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