Bulverde, Texas
Bulverde, Texas | |
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City Hall | |
| Motto: "Front Porch of the Texas Hill Country" | |
Interactive map of Bulverde, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°46′28″N 98°26′12″W / 29.77444°N 98.43667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Comal |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.83 sq mi (41.01 km2) |
| • Land | 15.82 sq mi (40.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,306 ft (398 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,692 |
| • Density | 335.1/sq mi (129.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78163 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-11224 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409937 |
| Website | bulverdetx |
The City of Bulverde (/bʊlˈvɜːrdi/ buul-VUR-dee) is located in Comal County in the State of Texas. Bulverde is known for the German emigrant history of the town's founders. Bulverde was originally named Piepers Settlement after a prominent German pioneer. Its population was 5,692 at the 2020 census, up from 4,630 at the 2010 census. Since 2000, Bulverde’s population has grown by nearly 33 percent. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area.