New Braunfels, Texas

New Braunfels, Texas
Top, left to right: Guadalupe River, August Dietz Cottage, First Protestant Church, Comal River in Landa Park, Schlitterbahn, Hotel Faust
Motto(s): 
In Neu Braunfels ist das leben schöne (In New Braunfels, life is beautiful)
Location of New Braunfels in Texas
New Braunfels
Location in the state of Texas
New Braunfels
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 29°43′30″N 98°07′32″W / 29.72500°N 98.12556°W / 29.72500; -98.12556
Country United States
State Texas
CountiesComal, Guadalupe
Founded1845 (1845)
Government
  TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
  Total
45.57 sq mi (118.02 km2)
  Land45.18 sq mi (117.01 km2)
  Water0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2)
Elevation
620 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
90,403
  Estimate 
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110,958
  Density2,434.89/sq mi (940.16/km2)
 
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
78130–78133
Area code830
FIPS code48-50820
GNIS feature ID2411228
Websitenewbraunfels.gov

New Braunfels (/ˈbrɔːnfəlz/ BRAWN-fəlz) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Comal County. The city covers 44.9 square miles (116 km2) and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census. A suburb just north of San Antonio, and part of the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, it was the third-fastest-growing city in the United States from 2010 to 2020. As of 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates its population at 104,707.

New Braunfels is known for its German Texan heritage.