Pandora, Texas
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Pandora is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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 in Wilson County
Wilson County, Texas
Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 32,408. Its county seat is Floresville. The county is named after James Charles Wilson....

, Texas
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, United States
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. According to the Handbook of Texas
Handbook of Texas
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, the community had an estimated population of 125 in 2000. Pandora is part of the San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 87
U.S. Route 87
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 and FM 1107 in eastern Wilson County, approximately 20 miles northeast of Floresville
Floresville, Texas
Floresville is a city in Wilson County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,868 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wilson County. The city is also part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 and 46 miles southeast of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

. Although it is unincorporated, Pandora has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78143.

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