What County Is San Marcos, Texas In?

San Marcos is in Caldwell County, Guadalupe County, and Hays County. Check a specific address near a county line.

San Marcos city: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
Official code
4865600
Representative coordinates
29.873610, -97.936725
Land area
104.69 km²
Water area
0.348 km²
State
Texas
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County boundaries in San Marcos

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Coordinates of San Marcos

29.873610, -97.936725 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.

Elevation in San Marcos

174 m · 571 ft. GNIS archived height at its named reference point (29.8733862, -97.9354858), which may differ from the Census point. Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.

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Time zones in San Marcos

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Census ZIP areas

78640 · 78655 · 78656 · 78666

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