Leakey is a city in Real County, Texas, home to about 721 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 78873.
Homes sold for a median of $236 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 Leakey. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | San Antonio International Airport (SAT)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Antonio, TX76 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Leakey; 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.
Leakey had 315 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 1134th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Real County grew from 1,461 residents in 1920 to 2,758 in 2020.
Real County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prade Rch, TX weather station (11 miles away).
641 jobs at 89 businesses in Real County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Leakey.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Leakey ISD, Big Springs Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leakey SchoolLeakey | Pre-K–12 | 343 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Big Springs Charter SchoolLeakey | K–12 | 101 | Charter, Alternative Education | 6.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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