Burnet County, Texas
Updated · Data: U.S. Census Bureau
Burnet County, Texas has its county seat in Burnet and FIPS code 48053. About 51,064 people live here, the 69th most populated of the 254 Texas counties.
| County seat | Burnet |
|---|---|
| FIPS code | 48053 (Texas 48 + county 053) · all Texas FIPS codes |
| Population | 51,064 (69th of 254) |
| Land area | 994.8 sq mi (74th largest; + 26.9 sq mi water) |
| People per sq mi | 51.3 |
| Time zone | Central time (America/Chicago) |
| Median home value | $310,500 |
| Median property tax paid | $3,495 a year (about 1.13% of the median home value: our calculation, not an official rate) |
| Official website | www.burnetcountytexas.org |
What counties border Burnet County?
Burnet County shares a border with 7 counties:
What cities and towns are in Burnet County?
7 places with 1,000+ people have residents here; together they hold about 50% of the county's population. The rest live in smaller communities and rural areas.
| Place | Population | Residents in this county |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,255 | 100.0% |
| Burnet | 6,630 | 100.0% |
| Granite Shoals | 5,247 | 100.0% |
| Horseshoe Bay | 4,534 | 18.7% (also in other counties) |
| Meadowlakes | 2,113 | 100.0% |
| Bertram | 1,998 | 100.0% |
| Cottonwood Shores | 1,626 | 100.0% |
CDP = census-designated place: a named community with no city government.
What ZIP codes are in Burnet County?
13 ZIP code areas with residents touch Burnet County; the ones marked * cross into another county.
Mailing names in Burnet County that are not cities
These names appear in addresses here but are not Census places: Spicewood.
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Sources: Census TIGER/Line 2024 (boundary, area, neighbors); ACS 2019-2023 5-year (population, home value, taxes paid); Wikidata, CC0 (seat, website); timezone-boundary-builder (time zone). Data as of November 1, 2026. Not affiliated with any government agency.
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