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Sales tax in San Antonio, TX

8.25% combined sales tax rate

The combined sales tax rate in San Antonio, TX is 8.25%, effective 2026-07-01.

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ZIP codes
68 on file · 19 wholly inside the city limits
County
Bexar County
Levied by
Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio MTA and San Antonio ATD
City limits of San Antonio, TX, covering 498.9 square miles of land
City limits · 498.9 sq mi Census TIGER/Line 2024, simplified. Not a tax boundary: districts cross it and the rate can differ inside it.

How the combined rate in San Antonio, TX is made up

Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.

Tax rate components in San Antonio, TX, with the source of each
Jurisdiction Type Rate Effective Source
Texas state 6.25% Jul 1, 2026 Current local sales/use tax rates
San Antonio city 1.125% Jul 1, 2026 Current local sales/use tax rates
San Antonio MTA transit authority 0.5% Jul 1, 2026 Current local sales/use tax rates
San Antonio ATD transit authority 0.375% Jul 1, 2026 Current local sales/use tax rates
Combined rate 8.25%

ZIP codes in San Antonio

68 on file — 19 wholly inside the city limits and 49 crossing them. Each has its own page.

19 ZIP codes wholly inside San Antonio

Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay San Antonio's rate.

ZIP codes in San Antonio with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
78202 8.25% no other city
78203 8.25% no other city
78204 8.25% no other city
78205 8.25% no other city
78207 8.25% no other city
78208 8.25% no other city
78210 8.25% no other city
78211 8.25% no other city
78215 8.25% no other city
78217 8.25% no other city
78225 8.25% no other city
78229 8.25% no other city
78234 8.25% no other city
78235 8.25% no other city
78237 8.25% no other city
78242 8.25% no other city
78247 8.25% no other city
78248 8.25% no other city
78250 8.25% no other city
49 ZIP codes crossing the city line

Part of each of these lies outside San Antonio. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.

ZIP codes in San Antonio with the combined sales tax figure for each
ZIP code Combined rate Also reaches
78015 ~8.25% (6.75%–8.25%) Boerne and Fair Oaks Ranch
78023 ~8.25% (6.75%–8.25%) Grey Forest and Helotes
78056 ~7.875% (6.75%–7.875%) no other city
78073 ~8.25% (6.75%–8.25%) Somerset and Von Ormy
78109 ~7.75% (6.25%–7.75%) Converse
78112 ~7.75% (6.25%–7.75%) Elmendorf and Sandy Oaks
78154 ~8.25% (6.75%–8.25%) Cibolo, Garden Ridge, Live Oak, Schertz, Selma and Universal City
78201 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) Balcones Heights
78209 ~7.75% (6.25%–7.75%) Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills
78212 ~7.75% (6.25%–7.75%) Alamo Heights and Olmos Park
78213 ~7.5% (6.25%–7.5%) Balcones Heights and Castle Hills
78214 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78216 ~7.5% (6.25%–7.5%) Castle Hills
78218 ~8% (6.25%–8%) Windcrest
78219 ~7.5% (6.25%–7.5%) Kirby
78220 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78221 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78222 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78223 ~7.75% (6.25%–7.75%) Elmendorf
78224 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78226 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78227 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78228 ~7.625% (6.25%–7.625%) Leon Valley
78230 ~7.5% (6.25%–7.5%) Shavano Park
78231 ~7.5% (6.25%–7.5%) Shavano Park
78232 ~8.25% (6.25%–8.25%) Hill Country Village and Hollywood Park
78233 ~8.25% (6.25%–8.25%) Live Oak and Universal City
78236 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78238 ~7.625% (6.25%–7.625%) Leon Valley
78239 ~8% (6.25%–8%) Windcrest
78240 ~7.625% (6.25%–7.625%) Leon Valley
78243 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78244 ~7.5% (6.25%–7.5%) Kirby
78245 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78249 ~7.5% (6.25%–7.5%) Shavano Park
78251 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78252 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78253 ~7.875% (6.75%–7.875%) no other city
78254 ~8.25% (6.25%–8.25%) Helotes
78255 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78256 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78257 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78258 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78259 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78260 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78261 ~7.375% (6.25%–7.375%) no other city
78263 ~7.5% (6.25%–7.5%) China Grove
78264 ~7.875% (6.75%–7.875%) no other city
78266 ~7.875% (6.75%–7.875%) Garden Ridge

What can change the tax you pay in San Antonio, TX

  • ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 27 of San Antonio's 68 ZIP codes are also reached by Leon Valley, Shavano Park, Alamo Heights and Balcones Heights and 23 other places, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of San Antonio's.
  • Special districts. San Antonio MTA and San Antonio ATD levy on top of the state, county and city. Districts like these are the usual reason two addresses a street apart pay different totals.
  • What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.

How San Antonio compares with the rest of Texas

San Antonio's 8.25% is the highest combined rate on file in Texas. Of the state's 2,598 ZIP codes with a figure, 1,235 land on the same one, 1,363 carry a lower figure and 0 a higher one. Across Texas the combined rate runs from 6.25% to 8.25%. See every city in Texas.

The most common combined sales tax figures in Texas, by number of ZIP codes
Combined rate ZIP codes Which is this city
~8.25% 1,235 San Antonio
~7.25% 387
~6.75% 306
~7.75% 287
~6.25% 188

Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.

How sales tax is collected

The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.

Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.

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