New Braunfels, Texas
New Braunfels, Texas | |
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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 | |
| Coordinates: 29°43′30″N 98°07′32″W / 29.72500°N 98.12556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Comal, Guadalupe |
| Founded | 1845 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.57 sq mi (118.02 km2) |
| • Land | 45.18 sq mi (117.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 90,403 |
• Estimate ({{{pop_est_as_of}}}) | 110,958 |
| • Density | 2,434.89/sq mi (940.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 78130–78133 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-50820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411228 |
| Website | newbraunfels |
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.