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Where to Stay in Leon Valley, Texas
Leon Valley is a city in Bexar County, Texas, an enclave of San Antonio along Bandera Road that incorporated in 1954 to stay independent.
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Where to stay in Leon Valley
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Leon Valley lies along Bandera Road, three miles southwest of the South Texas Medical Center and 10 miles northwest of downtown. The San Antonio Aquarium is inside Leon Valley, and the city runs its own public library. The post office is on Huebner Road.
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About Leon Valley
Leon Valley chose independence.
What is Leon Valley known for?
Its townspeople petitioned in 1952 to incorporate rather than be annexed by San Antonio, and the city that resulted is an independent municipality surrounded by San Antonio. Bandera Road is its spine, the road the farming community grew along in the 1940s between Helotes and San Antonio.
What are the main landmarks in Leon Valley?
The San Antonio Aquarium stands inside Leon Valley. The city operates the Leon Valley Public Library, and three Northside schools stand within its limits: Rita Kay Driggers Elementary School, Leon Valley Elementary School, and John Marshall High School.
What is the history of Leon Valley?
Leon Valley began in the 1940s as a farming community on Bandera Road, between Helotes and San Antonio. In 1952 its townspeople petitioned to incorporate as an independent city, unwilling to be taken into San Antonio, and in 1954 Leon Valley incorporated. Raymond Rimkus was its founding mayor.
Its numbers grew more than tenfold between 1960 and 1990.
Where is Leon Valley?
Leon Valley lies in Bexar County, Texas, on the northwestern side of San Antonio, which surrounds it. It sits three miles southwest of the South Texas Medical Center, eight miles west of Uptown San Antonio, and 10 miles northwest of downtown San Antonio. The city covers about 8.8 square kilometres.
What is the climate of Leon Valley?
Leon Valley's climate is moderate and subtropical. Summer days can reach 96°F, about 36°C, and winter temperatures fall as low as 42°F, about 6°C.
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What is the best area to stay in Leon Valley?
Bandera Road: days at the South Texas Medical Center, off Bandera Road.
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Updated October 2026