TX · GEOID 48273

Kleberg County area

Kleberg County, Texas covers 1,090.2 square miles: 881.3 square miles of land and 208.9 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area881.3 mi²
Water area208.9 mi²
Total area1,090.2 mi²
National land rank#907

County outline

Generalized outline of Kleberg County, Texas
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Kleberg County is located

Kleberg County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 80.8% of Kleberg County’s measured area and water for 19.2%. Its combined area converts to 2,823.6 square kilometers or approximately 697,730 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land881.3062,282.572564,035.8
Water208.897541.041133,694.1
Total1,090.2032,823.613697,729.9

How Kleberg County compares

By original Census land area, Kleberg County ranks #168 of 254 in Texas and #907 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.97 times the Texas county-equivalent median of 908.7 square miles. It accounts for 0.3% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Kleberg County?

Kleberg County has more land than 2,315 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Kleberg County881.3 mi²
Texas median908.7 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Kleberg County at #675 nationally by total area, 232 places closer to the top than its land rank. The water assigned to this geography moves it ahead of some county equivalents with more land.

Its water share is 19.2%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 18 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Kleberg County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#906Pickens County, Alabama881.4Compare
#907Kleberg County, Texas881.3This county
#908Parmer County, Texas880.8Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 27.438735, -97.660620. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 2,282,572,442 m²; AWATER: 541,041,670 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Kleberg County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 564,036 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 697,730 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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