Alpine, Texas

Alpine is a city in the state of Texas in the United States. It is the county seat of Brewster County.^[4] About 6,035 people lived there in 2020.^[5]

Alpine, Texas
City
Alpine from atop Hancock Hill to the southwest.
Nickname:  The Heart of Big Bend
Location in the state of Texas
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Coordinates: 30°22′20″N 103°40′00″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Brewster
Area [2]
• Total	4.80 sq mi (12.44 km2)
• Land	4.80 sq mi (12.43 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	4,462 ft (1,360 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,035
• Density	1,245.99/sq mi (481.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	79830-79832
Area code	432
FIPS code	48-02104[3]
GNIS feature ID	2409685[1]
Website	cityofalpine.com

Alpine was first named Osborn for the part of the railroad that it was near.^[4] From 1883 to 1888, Alpine was named Murphyville, for the owners of the land where the spring was that the railroad used to get water for its steam locomotives.^[4]

Sul Ross State University opened in Alpine in Summer of 1920. Big Bend National Park was started near Alpine on June 12, 1944. Both of these things forced people to move to Alpine.