Comal County, Texas
County seat: New Braunfels · Population 209,166 (2025) · 560 sq mi
Comal County is the 28th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 209,166 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is New Braunfels. It is part of the Alamo region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Comal County facts
- County seat
- New Braunfels
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 209,166 +29.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 560 sq mi 234th largest of 254
- Water area
- 15 sq mi
- Population density
- 374 per sq mi
- Established
- 1846
- Named after
- Comal River river in Texas, United States of America
- Largest city
- New Braunfels 95,016 in the county
- Median household income
- $101,889
- Cities and towns
- 8 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 14
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48091
Cities and towns in Comal County
Comal County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Comal County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Braunfels (county seat) | City | 95,016 | Guadalupe County |
| Bulverde | City | 7,337 | |
| Garden Ridge | City | 4,371 | |
| Schertz | City | 1,925 | Bexar and Guadalupe counties |
| Fair Oaks Ranch | City | 1,618 | Bexar and Kendall counties |
| Selma | City | 332 | Bexar and Guadalupe counties |
| Spring Branch | City | 267 | |
| San Antonio | City | 0 | Bexar and Medina counties |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon Lake | 33,883 |
ZIP codes in Comal County
14 ZIP codes reach into Comal County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78006 also Kendall and Bexar counties
- 78015 also Kendall and Bexar counties
- 78070 also Kendall and Blanco counties
- 78108 also Guadalupe and Bexar counties
- 78130 also Guadalupe and Hays counties
- 78132 also Guadalupe County
- 78133
- 78154 also Bexar and Guadalupe counties
- 78163
- 78266 also Bexar County
- 78606 also Blanco and Kendall counties
- 78623 also Hays County
- 78666 also Hays, Guadalupe and Caldwell counties
- 78676 also Hays and Blanco counties
Population of Comal County, 2020–2025
Comal County grew by 47,717 people (+29.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,105 more births than deaths and a net gain of 46,953 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 163,608 |
| 2021 | 174,878 |
| 2022 | 184,600 |
| 2023 | 193,849 |
| 2024 | 201,486 |
| 2025 | 209,166 |
Neighboring counties
- Bexar County southwest · 2,160,088 people
- Hays County northeast · 304,390 people
- Guadalupe County southeast · 201,111 people
- Kendall County west · 53,289 people
- Blanco County north · 13,581 people
Printable Comal 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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