The city of Shavano Park was incorporated on June 19, 1956.
This beautiful city maintains its own water system, its own fire department, a police department a modern communication system integrating the departments of the nearby communities, a well-equipped department of communication, and a municipal court. This town maintains a small town feel, but is well adapted and central location to San Antonio, makes this a well sought place to live.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shavano Park:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 5 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 14,495)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 7 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,303)
- ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,588)
- SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 11,226)
- TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,474)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 10 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,734)
- OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about 12 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,312)
Located in the North Central area of San Antonio, this small community host exclusive communities of high-end homes. The area is only about 1.8 miles in diameter and is located just south of Loop-1604. It’s a quick commute to San Antonio and all the amenities.