Welcome to Floresville ...

The city of Floresville is located on the South Texas Plains.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floresville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Floresville has a population of 7,974 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Floresville is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Floresville lies within the (830) area code.

The ZIP code for Floresville: 78114<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Floresville had an population of 7,974 people. This is an increase of 23.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Floresville had a population of 6,448 people (or 15.02% of the total population of Wilson County). This makes Floresville the county's most populous community.

The population of Floresville represents 0.03% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 279th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,448 people, the population of Floresville increased 9.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,868 people).

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

Communities near Floresville ...

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

• Sandy Oaks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
• Saint Hedwig
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
  • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <6>
• Poth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
  • Poth is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <6>
• Elmendorf
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
  • Elmendorf is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmendorf <6>
• Stockdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
  • Stockdale is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <6>
• La Vernia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vernia
  • La Vernia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vernia <6>
• Falls City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <6>
• Ridout ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridout have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
  • Ridout is located in Wilson County
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
• Canada Verde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
  • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Floresville. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Floresville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floresville ...

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

Adding Floresville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Floresville post office opened in 1872.

We also found Floresville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floresville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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