Welcome to Center Point ...

Center Point is located in Hill Country.

Center Point is located in Kerr County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.

Center Point is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Center Point lies within the (830) area code.

The ZIP code for Center Point: 78010<3>

Communities Also Named Center Point ...

While we believe that this Center Point is located in Kerr County, we know of another 10 Texas communities named Center Point. Those communities are located in the following counties: Camp, Ellis, Hopkins, Howard, Hunt, Panola, Parker, Tarrant, Trinity and Upshur County.

Beyond Texas, there are 42 communities that are also named Center Point - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (5), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (4), Missouri (3), New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (7) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Center Point ...

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

• Kerrville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
  • Kerrville is located in Kerr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerrville <4>
• Ingram
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Ingram is located in Kerr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <4>
• Bandera
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandera
  • Bandera is located in Bandera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandera <4>
• Camp Verde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Verde
  • Camp Verde is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Verde <4>
• Comfort
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Waring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
  • Waring is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waring <4>
• Nelson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Welfare
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welfare
  • Welfare is located in Kendall County
• Lakehills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Medina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Bandera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>

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 Center Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Center Point. 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 Center Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Point. See our Newspapers Page for Center Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Point ...

Looking for more information about Center Point? 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 Center Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Center Point.

Adding Center Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center Point 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 Center Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Center Point post office opened in 1872.

We also found Center Point in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kerr County: www.co.kerr.tx.us/

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