Welcome to Bandera ...

The city of Bandera is located in Hill Country.

Bandera is located in Bandera County<1> and is the County Seat for Bandera County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bandera, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bandera has a population of 888 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Bandera is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bandera lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bandera: (830)

The ZIP code for Bandera: 78003<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bandera had an population of 888 people. This is an increase of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bandera had a population of 857 people. This makes Bandera the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 857 people, the population of Bandera decreased 10.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 957 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bandera.

Communities Also Named Bandera ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bandera - they are located in Kansas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bandera.

Communities near Bandera ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bandera.

• Bandera Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera Falls
  • Bandera Falls is located in Bandera County
• Lakehills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakehills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehills
  • Lakehills is located in Bandera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakehills <6>
• Pipe Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
  • Pipe Creek is located in Bandera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipe Creek <6>
• Camp Verde
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Verde
  • Camp Verde is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Verde <6>
• Medina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Bandera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <6>
• Tarpley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley
  • Tarpley is located in Bandera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpley <6>
• Center Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <6>
• Mico
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mico have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mico
  • Mico is located in Medina County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mico <6>
• Comfort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Comfort is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <6>
• Nelson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
  • Nelson City is located in Kendall County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bandera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bandera.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bandera. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bandera.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bandera. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bandera.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bandera ...

Looking for more information about Bandera? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bandera, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bandera.

Adding Bandera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bandera in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bandera was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Bandera in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Bandera post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bandera.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bandera. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bandera County: www.banderacounty.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/