Real County, Texas
County seat: Leakey · Population 2,745 (2025) · 699 sq mi
Real County is the 226th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 2,745 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Leakey. It is part of the South Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Real County facts
- County seat
- Leakey
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,745 −0.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 699 sq mi 215th largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 4 per sq mi
- Established
- 1913
- Named after
- Julius Real American politician (1860–1944)
- Largest city
- Camp Wood 509
- Median household income
- $39,605
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48385
Cities and towns in Real County
Real County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Real County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Wood | City | 509 | |
| Leakey (county seat) | City | 328 |
ZIP codes in Real County
8 ZIP codes reach into Real County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78024 also Kerr County
- 78058 also Kerr and Gillespie counties
- 78801 also Uvalde County
- 78828 also Edwards County
- 78833 also Edwards and Uvalde counties
- 78873
- 78879 also Uvalde County
- 78880 also Edwards County
Population of Real County, 2020–2025
Real County shrank by 12 people (−0.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 207 more deaths than births and a net gain of 198 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,749 |
| 2021 | 2,810 |
| 2022 | 2,814 |
| 2023 | 2,845 |
| 2024 | 2,762 |
| 2025 | 2,745 |
Neighboring counties
- Edwards County west · 1,370 people
- Uvalde County south · 24,963 people
- Kerr County northeast · 54,037 people
- Bandera County east · 22,876 people
Printable Real 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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