Welcome to Rio Frio ...

Rio Frio is located in Hill Country.

Rio Frio is located in Real County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rio Frio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Rio Frio is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rio Frio: 830

The ZIP code for Rio Frio: 78879<3>

Communities Also Named Rio Frio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Rio Frio: This one is located in Real County and the other is located in Bandera County.

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

Communities near Rio Frio ...

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

Camp Wood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Wood is located in Real County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Wood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Wood <4>
Leakey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leakey is located in Real County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakey <4>
Third Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
Concan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concan is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concan <4>
Utopia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Utopia is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utopia <4>
Vanderpool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderpool is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderpool <4>
Barksdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barksdale <4>
Tuff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuff is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
Knippa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knippa is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knippa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knippa <4>
Sabinal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabinal is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabinal <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 Rio Frio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rio Frio.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rio Frio ...

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

Adding Rio Frio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rio Frio 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 Rio Frio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rio Frio post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rio Frio.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Real, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rio Frio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 Rio Frio). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rio Frio or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/