Town guide

Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, Texas

Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is a community in Live Oak County, Texas, home to about 539 people across 7.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 78380 and 78383.

Homes sold for a median of $129 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population53969 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$129Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sandy Hollow-Escondidas. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

The Sandy Hollow-Escondidas guide is on the way

We’re writing up Sandy Hollow-Escondidas’s story and what everyday life there is like, for people thinking about moving in.

  • History
  • What it’s like to live there
  • Getting around
  • Things to do

Are you a local agent who knows Sandy Hollow-Escondidas well? Agents who advertise here will be able to write the guide. Advertise on OfferBacked

Around Sandy Hollow-Escondidas

Distances

Nearest major airportSan Antonio International Airport (SAT)115 miles away
Closer regional airportCorpus Christi International Airport (CRP)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Corpus Christi, TX43 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+San Antonio, TX111 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Sandy Hollow-Escondidas; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Sandy Hollow-Escondidas

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Sandy Hollow-Escondidas had 342 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.

It’s the 1243rd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Live Oak County grew from 2,268 residents in 1900 to 11,335 in 2020.

Sandy Hollow-Escondidas population by census2000: 433, 2010: 296, 2020: 342433200029620103422020

Live Oak County, 1900–2020

Live Oak County population, 1900 to 20201900: 2,268, 1910: 3,442, 1920: 4,171, 1930: 8,956, 1940: 9,799, 1950: 9,054, 1960: 7,846, 1970: 6,697, 1980: 9,606, 1990: 9,556, 2000: 12,309, 2010: 11,531, 2020: 11,3352K’00’104K’20’3010K’40’508K’60’7010K’80’9012K’00’1011K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 45°F. About 27.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sandy Hollow-EscondidasJan: high 66°F, low 45°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 70°F, low 48°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 75°F, low 55°F, 2.3 in; Apr: high 82°F, low 60°F, 1.7 in; May: high 87°F, low 68°F, 3 in; Jun: high 92°F, low 73°F, 2.6 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 73°F, 2.6 in; Aug: high 96°F, low 74°F, 2.3 in; Sep: high 90°F, low 71°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 84°F, low 62°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 75°F, low 53°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 67°F, low 47°F, 1.8 in66°45°Jan1.570°48°Feb1.275°55°Mar2.382°60°Apr1.787°68°May3.092°73°Jun2.694°73°Jul2.696°74°Aug2.390°71°Sep3.884°62°Oct2.975°53°Nov1.967°47°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mathis 4 Ssw, TX weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Live Oak County

2,589 jobs at 259 businesses in Live Oak County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Live Oak CountyRetail trade: 438 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 356 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 342 jobs; Manufacturing: 332 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 313 jobs; Wholesale trade: 202 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 99 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 83 jobsRetail trade 17% Transportation and warehousing 14% Mining, oil and gas 13% Manufacturing 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Wholesale trade 8% Health care and social assistance 4% Real estate and rentals 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

31 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Christus Spohn Hospital AliceGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Alice22.0 miles
  • Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corpus Christi29.4 miles
  • Corpus Christi Medical Center,theGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Corpus Christi30.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors1
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers7
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies3

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.

Places in and around Sandy Hollow-Escondidas

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Lipantitlan State Historic Site · 5 acres0.6 mi

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.

Schools in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas

Public schools here are run by Robstown ISD, Bishop CISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lotspeich Leadership AcademyRobstownPre-K–5368Public15.6 mi
Petronila ElRobstownPre-K–5110Public23.5 mi
Robert Driscoll Jr. Stem AcademyRobstownPre-K–5676Public15.2 mi
San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyRobstownPre-K–5243Public14.9 mi
Seale J HRobstown6–8533Public15.5 mi
Robstown Early College H SRobstown9–12750Public14.7 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.

From OfferBacked · Free

Get matched with a local agent.

Buying or selling around Sandy Hollow-Escondidas? Tell us what you need and when. No agents advertise here yet, so we’ll keep your request for up to 30 days and send it to local agents who join. No obligation, and you choose who to work with.

Get matched

Where Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is

Loading map…

Towns near Sandy Hollow-Escondidas

All Texas towns →

Shares ZIP codes with Robstown, Corpus Christi, North San Pedro, Spring Gardens, La Paloma-Lost Creek, Banquete, Driscoll, Sandia, Rancho Banquete, Petronila, Tierra Grande and Tierra Verde.

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.