San Felipe, Texas

San Felipe, Texas
San Felipe Post Office
San Felipe Post Office
Location of San Felipe, Texas
Location of San Felipe, Texas
Coordinates: 29°47′40″N 96°6′17″W / 29.79444°N 96.10472°W / 29.79444; -96.10472
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAustin
IncorporatedNovember 18, 1837[1]
Area
 • Total
8.82 sq mi (22.42 km2)
 • Land8.52 sq mi (21.65 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
Elevation
154 ft (47 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
691
 • Density78/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77473
Area code979
FIPS code48-65372[3]
GNIS feature ID1346329[4]
Websitetownofsanfelipe.net

San Felipe (/ˌsæn fɪˈlp/ SAN fi-LEEP), also known as San Felipe de Austin, is a town in Austin County, Texas, United States. The town was the social, economic, and political center of the early Stephen F. Austin colony. The population was 691 at the 2020 census.[5]

  1. ^ Texas (1838). "Laws of the Republic of Texas".
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "San Felipe town, Texas | Total Population in San Felipe town, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2023.