Bulverde, Texas

Bulverde, Texas
City Hall
City Hall
Motto: 
"Front Porch of the Texas Hill Country"
Map
Map
Map
Map
Coordinates: 29°46′28″N 98°26′12″W / 29.77444°N 98.43667°W / 29.77444; -98.43667
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyComal
Area
 • Total15.83 sq mi (41.01 km2)
 • Land15.82 sq mi (40.97 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation1,306 ft (398 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,692
 • Density335.06/sq mi (129.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78163
Area code830
FIPS code48-11224[3]
GNIS feature ID2409937[2]
Websitebulverdetx.gov

Bulverde (/bʊlˈvɜːrdi/ buul-VUR-dee) is a city in Comal County, Texas, United States. Bulverde is known for its [4] small-town, slow pace of life, coupled with the German emigrant history of the town's founders. Bulverde was originally named Piepers Settlement after a prominent German pioneer.[5] Its population was 5,692 at the 2020 census,[6] up from 4,630 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bulverde, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Politics & Voting in Bulverde, Texas". Bestplaces.net. March 26, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bulverde: The Texas Hill Country's Beautiful Front Porch". January 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bulverde city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2015.