Smithville is a city in Bastrop County, Texas, home to about 4,216 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 78957.
Homes sold for a median of $233 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Smithville; also Rosanky
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Smithville. 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)33 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Austin, TX41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX91 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Smithville; 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.
Smithville had 3,922 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 479th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Bastrop County grew from 26,845 residents in 1900 to 97,216 in 2020.
Bastrop 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 39°F. About 37.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Smithville, TX weather station (about a mile away).
17,763 jobs at 1,778 businesses in Bastrop County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
35 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Smithville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1827.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Smithville ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown PriSmithville | Pre-K–K | 194 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Smithville ElSmithville | 1–5 | 694 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Smithville J HSmithville | 6–8 | 416 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Smithville H SSmithville | 9–12 | 543 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fbc Sonshine AcademySmithville | Pre-K–3 | 21 | Baptist | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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