Welcome to San Felipe ...The town of San Felipe is located San Felipe is located in Austin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of San Felipe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826. From the Census Estimates for 2019, San Felipe has a population of 831 people<2> (see below for details). The community of San Felipe is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: San Felipe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for San Felipe: 979 The ZIP code for San Felipe: 77473<4> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Felipe had an population of 831 people. This is an increase of 11.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.26% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, San Felipe had a population of 747 people. This makes San Felipe the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 747 people, the population of San Felipe decreased 13.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 868 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for San Felipe. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named San Felipe - they are located in California (2) and New Mexico (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Felipe. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Felipe. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around San Felipe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Felipe. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Felipe. 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 San Felipe. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Felipe. See our Newspapers Page for San Felipe. Looking for more information about San Felipe? 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 San Felipe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Felipe. We originally found mention of San Felipe 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 San Felipe was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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