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Welcome to Pearsall ...

The city of Pearsall is located on the South Texas Plains.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearsall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pearsall has a population of 10,552 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Pearsall is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Pearsall: 830

The ZIP code for Pearsall: 78061<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pearsall had an population of 10,552 people. This is an increase of 15.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 47.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pearsall had a population of 9,146 people (or 53% of the total population of Frio County). This makes Pearsall the county's most populous community.

The population of Pearsall represents 0.04% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 225th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,146 people, the population of Pearsall increased 27.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,157 people).

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

Communities near Pearsall ...

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

  • Dilley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Derby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Derby is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby has also been known as:
    • Derby Colonia
  • Divot ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Divot is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divot
  • Moore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilltop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hilltop is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop has also been known as:
    • Hilltop Colonia
  • Frio Town ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Frio Town is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
  • Bigfoot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Yancey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kyote
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
  • Crown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Crown is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pearsall ...

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

Adding Pearsall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pearsall post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearsall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Frio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pearsall.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearsall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 city (such as Pearsall). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pearsall 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.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/