Waelder is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, home to about 603 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 78959.
Homes sold for a median of $177 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 Waelder. 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)42 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Austin, TX50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX75 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Waelder; 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.
Waelder had 933 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1206th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Gonzales County grew from 28,882 residents in 1900 to 19,653 in 2020.
Gonzales County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 37.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Flatonia 4se, TX weather station (14 miles away).
4,950 jobs at 405 businesses in Gonzales County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Waelder.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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 Waelder ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waelder SchoolWaelder | Pre-K–12 | 302 | Public | 0.7 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.
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