Schertz, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Schertz-Cibolo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78154. It stands on Dietz Creek. The Survey maps it on the Schertz quadrangle. 42,002 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 712 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSchertz grew from 31,465 to 42,002 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31,465 | |
| 2020 | 42,002 | +10,537 (+33%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Schertz quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Schertz quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Braunfels quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Schertz quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
148 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Schertz between 2006 and 2018, burning about 407 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 112 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CBFD1100798 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111324 |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD111302 |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEIDERSTEIN FIRE |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD121381 |
| 12 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Schertz: 9 producers, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converse | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Beck Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Beck Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cibola Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Gem Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Gem Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schaffer Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shaefer Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel, Sand |
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schertz in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schertz | $80,000 | Widespread wind damage was reported to trees and homes between Schertz and Seguin. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schertz | $25,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged fences and carports near Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Schertz | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. One of our broadcast partners showed a photo of cars submerged on the main lanes of southbound I-35 at FM 3009. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Schertz | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Schertz. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Schertz | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Selma. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Schertz | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail near Schertz Pkwy and I-35. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Schertz | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Schertz. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Schertz | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Schertz. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Schertz | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Schertz. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schertz | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down a large highway sign on I-35 at Schertz Pkwy. |
| January 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Schertz | - | A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud near Selma. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Schertz | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cibolo | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Haeckerville | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Northcliff | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Marion | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Zuehl | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Santa Clara | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| New Berlin | 10.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hilda Siding | 10.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Schertz | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q974055 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1346761. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






