Comfort | |
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![]() Historic downtown Comfort | |
Coordinates: 29°58′10″N 98°54′26″W / 29.96944°N 98.90722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Kendall |
Area | |
• Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.38 km2) |
• Land | 3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2) |
• Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 1,427 ft (435 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,211 |
• Density | 680/sq mi (260/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 78013 |
Area code | 830 |
FIPS code | 48-16228[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1333183[1] |
Comfort is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kendall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,363.[3] Comfort was founded by German emigrants on the western end of the Texas-German belt. Many residents of the town today are descendants of those same Germans. Comfort is known for its German Heritage and large ranches outside of town.[4][5]