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Welcome to Prairie Lea ...

Prairie Lea is located

Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie Lea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Prairie Lea is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Prairie Lea: 512 & 737<3>

The ZIP code for Prairie Lea: 78661<4>

Communities near Prairie Lea ...

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

  • San Marcos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kyle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <5>
  • Seguin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
    • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <5>
  • Lockhart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Luling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Uhland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
    • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
  • Martindale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <5>
  • Niederwald
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
    • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Staples
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie Lea ...

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

Adding Prairie Lea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prairie Lea 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 Prairie Lea was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Prairie Lea in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Prairie Lea post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie Lea.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie Lea - 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 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Prairie Lea area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Prairie Lea 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 Prairie Lea). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Prairie Lea 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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