Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas

Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
Motto: 
"Where Community Spirit Overflows!"
Location of Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
Location of Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
Coordinates: 29°45′14″N 98°38′03″W / 29.75389°N 98.63417°W / 29.75389; -98.63417
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesBexar, Kendall, Comal
Area
 • Total12.29 sq mi (31.82 km2)
 • Land12.26 sq mi (31.76 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation1,263 ft (385 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,833
 • Density800/sq mi (310/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78015
Area code830
FIPS code48-25168[3]
GNIS feature ID2410473[2]
Websitefairoaksranchtx.org

Fair Oaks Ranch is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 9,833 at the 2020 census,[4] and an estimated 10,505 in 2021.[5] It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named after Ralph Fair Sr, an oilman who had a large cattle ranch on the now residential town. The Fair family decided to sell a portion of the ranch to build what is now Fair Oaks Ranch in 1975.[6]

  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: Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "City's Evolution | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX - Official Website".