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Welcome to Atascosa ...

Atascosa is located on the South Texas Plains.

Atascosa is located in Bexar County<1>.

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

Atascosa is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Atascosa: 210 & 726<3>

The ZIP code for Atascosa: 78002<4>

Communities near Atascosa ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atascosa ...

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

Adding Atascosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Atascosa 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 (so far) for Atascosa was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Atascosa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bexar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atascosa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 210 code has been Overlayed with the 726 area code. New phone numbers in the Atascosa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 210 or 726. As a result, placing a call in the Atascosa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Atascosa). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Atascosa or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.