Welcome to Uvalde ...

The city of Uvalde is located in Hill Country.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uvalde, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Uvalde has a population of 16,017 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Uvalde is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Uvalde is located in the (830) area code.

The ZIP codes for Uvalde: 78801-78802<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Uvalde had an population of 16,017 people. This is an increase of 1.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Uvalde had a population of 15,751 people (which is 59.65% of the total population of Uvalde County). This makes Uvalde the county's most populous community.

The population of Uvalde represents 0.06% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 152nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,751 people, the population of Uvalde increased 5.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,929 people).

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

Communities Also Named Uvalde ...

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

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

Communities near Uvalde ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Uvalde.

• Uvalde Estates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
  • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
  • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
  • Uvalde Estates Colonia
• Knippa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knippa
  • Knippa is located in Uvalde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knippa <6>
• La Pryor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pryor
  • La Pryor is located in Zavala County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pryor <6>
• Batesville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Zavala County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <6>
• Concan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concan
  • Concan is located in Uvalde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concan <6>
• Sabinal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
  • Sabinal is located in Uvalde County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabinal <6>
• Rio Frio
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Frio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Frio
  • Rio Frio is located in Real County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Frio <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Uvalde. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Uvalde.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uvalde ...

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

Adding Uvalde to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uvalde 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 Uvalde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Uvalde post office opened in 1857.

We also found Uvalde in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uvalde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Uvalde. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Uvalde County: www.uvaldecounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/