San Felipe is a town in Austin County, Texas, home to about 1,334 people across 8.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 77473, and parts of 77474 are in San Felipe too.
Homes sold for a median of $173 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in San Felipe
Mostly Sealy; part is in San Felipe
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside San Felipe. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)51 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX46 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of San Felipe; 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.
San Felipe had 691 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 896th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Austin County grew from 20,676 residents in 1900 to 30,167 in 2020.
Austin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eagle Lake Resch Ctr, TX weather station (17 miles away).
8,616 jobs at 705 businesses in Austin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sealy, Brazos Country and South Frydek.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.