Welcome to Fredericksburg ...

The city of Fredericksburg is located in Hill Country.

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

The community of Fredericksburg was established in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fredericksburg has a population of 11,466 people<2> (see below for details).

Fredericksburg is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fredericksburg lies within the (830) area code.

The ZIP code for Fredericksburg: 78624<4>

Websites for Fredericksburg ...

Official Website:   www.fbgtx.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fredericksburg-texas.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fredericksburg had an population of 11,466 people. This is an increase of 8.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fredericksburg had a population of 10,530 people (or 42.4% of the total population of Gillespie County). This makes Fredericksburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Fredericksburg represents 0.04% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 212nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,530 people, the population of Fredericksburg increased 18.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,911 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fredericksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Fredericksburg - they are located in California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4) and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Fredericksburg ...

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

• Cain City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
  • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
• Blumenthal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
  • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
• Grapetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
  • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
• Luckenbach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckenbach
  • Luckenbach is located in Gillespie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luckenbach <6>
• Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
  • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
• Bankersmith
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
  • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
• Eckert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
  • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
• Stonewall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Gillespie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <6>
• Tivydale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
  • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
• Willow City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
  • Willow City is located in Gillespie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericksburg. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fredericksburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredericksburg ...

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

Adding Fredericksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredericksburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fredericksburg: www.fbgtx.org/

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