Burnet County, Texas
County seat: Burnet · Population 57,015 (2025) · 995 sq mi
Burnet County is the 64th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 57,015 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Burnet. It is part of the Capital region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 9 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Burnet County facts
- County seat
- Burnet
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 57,015 +16.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 995 sq mi 74th largest of 254
- Water area
- 27 sq mi
- Population density
- 57 per sq mi
- Established
- 1852
- Named after
- David G. Burnet early politician within the Republic of Texas (1788-1870)
- Largest city
- Marble Falls 9,633
- Median household income
- $78,732
- Cities and towns
- 9 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48053
Cities and towns in Burnet County
Burnet County has 9 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Burnet County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | City | 9,633 | |
| Burnet (county seat) | City | 6,939 | |
| Granite Shoals | City | 5,498 | |
| Bertram | City | 2,142 | |
| Meadowlakes | City | 1,831 | |
| Cottonwood Shores | City | 1,701 | |
| Horseshoe Bay | City | 1,044 | Llano County |
| Highland Haven | City | 407 | |
| Double Horn | City | 289 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Briggs | 44 |
ZIP codes in Burnet County
13 ZIP codes reach into Burnet County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76527 also Williamson and Bell counties
- 76539 also Lampasas, Bell and Coryell counties
- 76549 also Bell and Coryell counties
- 76550 also Lampasas County
- 78605
- 78608
- 78611 also Llano County
- 78639 also Llano County
- 78642 also Williamson County
- 78654 also Travis County
- 78657 also Llano County
- 78663 also Blanco, Travis and Hays counties
- 78669 also Travis and Blanco counties
Population of Burnet County, 2020–2025
Burnet County grew by 7,890 people (+16.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 491 more deaths than births and a net gain of 8,412 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 49,480 |
| 2021 | 51,173 |
| 2022 | 52,660 |
| 2023 | 54,390 |
| 2024 | 56,004 |
| 2025 | 57,015 |
Neighboring counties
- Llano County west · 23,353 people
- Lampasas County north · 23,657 people
- Williamson County east · 752,827 people
- Travis County southeast · 1,389,670 people
- Blanco County south · 13,581 people
- San Saba County northwest · 5,787 people
- Bell County east · 402,248 people
Printable Burnet 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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