Briggs is a community in Burnet County, Texas, home to about 44 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 78608.
Homes sold for a median of $1,400 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Briggs. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)54 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Austin, TX46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX107 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Briggs; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 1726th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Burnet County grew from 10,528 residents in 1900 to 49,130 in 2020.
Burnet County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 32.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lampasas, TX weather station (16 miles away).
15,327 jobs at 1,600 businesses in Burnet County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Briggs.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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