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Welcome to Sabinal ...

The city of Sabinal is located in Hill Country.

Sabinal is located in Uvalde County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sabinal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sabinal has a population of 1,682 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Sabinal is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Sabinal: 830

The ZIP code for Sabinal: 78881<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sabinal had an population of 1,682 people. This is a decrease of 0.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sabinal had a population of 1,695 people (or 6.41% of the total population of Uvalde County). This makes Sabinal the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,695 people, the population of Sabinal increased 6.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,586 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sabinal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sabinal - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Sabinal ...

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

  • Hondo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Knippa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • D'Hanis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Concan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Third Crossing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
  • Utopia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Uvalde
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Frio Town ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Frio Town is located in Frio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
  • Yancey
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Uvalde Estates
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sabinal ...

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

Adding Sabinal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sabinal post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sabinal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Uvalde, 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 Sabinal.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sabinal - 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 Sabinal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sabinal 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/