Schertz, Texas

Schertz, Texas
City
Schertz City Hall
Motto: "Community. Service. Opportunity."
City of Schertz, Texas
Coordinates: 29°34′0″N 98°15′52″W / 29.56667°N 98.26444°W / 29.56667; -98.26444Coordinates: 29°34′0″N 98°15′52″W / 29.56667°N 98.26444°W / 29.56667; -98.26444
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Guadalupe, Bexar, Comal
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor Michael Carpenter
• City Manager	John Kessel
Area
• Total	28.6 sq mi (74.0 km2)
• Land	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2012 est.)
• Total	34,883
• Density	1,228/sq mi (474.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	78154, 78108
Area code(s)	210, 726 (planned), & 830
FIPS code	48-66128
GNIS feature ID	1346761
Website	schertz.com

Schertz (/ʃɜːrts/ shurts) is a city in Guadalupe, Bexar, and Comal counties in the U.S. state of Texas, within the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area. The population was 34,883 as of the 2012 U.S. Census estimate, up from 31,465 at the 2010 census.

Schertz is the third-largest city in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area and the largest city of the Randolph Metrocom, which consists of cities surrounding the Randolph Air Force Base. The Metrocom is located on San Antonio's far northeast side. In addition to Schertz, other Randolph Metrocom communities include Live Oak, Kirby, Converse, Marion, Cibolo, Universal City, Windcrest, Garden Ridge, and Selma. These towns are located in Comal, Bexar, and Guadalupe counties and combined have a total of 355,000 residents and growing rapidly.

Since the late 1990s, Schertz experienced substantial growth. In five years, from 2000–2005, the city's population jumped from 18,694 to 26,463. In 2006 alone, the population rose from 26,463 to 34,000. During that same period, the city platted 1,357 new lots and the growth shows no sign of slowdown.