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Welcome to Walburg ...

Walburg is located in Hill Country.

Walburg is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Walburg is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Walburg: 512 & 737<3>

The ZIP code for Walburg: 78673<4>

Communities near Walburg ...

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

  • Round Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pflugerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hutto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <5>
  • Taylor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
  • Salado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jarrell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bartlett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Granger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Florence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walburg ...

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

Adding Walburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walburg post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walburg - 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 Walburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Walburg 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 Walburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walburg 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/