Praesel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Milam County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 446.[3]

Praesel, Texas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 30°37′52″N 97°0′36″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Milam
Area [1]
• Total	5.23 sq mi (13.54 km2)
• Land	5.21 sq mi (13.50 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	453 ft (138 m)
Population  (2020)	446
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	76567 (Rockdale)
Area code(s)	512, 737
FIPS code	48-59216
GNIS feature ID	2805818[2]

It is in the southwest part of the county, bordered to the north by Rockdale, the county seat. Farm-to-Market Road 487 runs through the center of the CDP, leading north into Rockdale and south to U.S. Route 77, which forms the eastern edge of the CDP. US-77 leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Cameron and south 32 miles (51 km) to Giddings. Austin is 60 miles (97 km) to the southwest, and College Station is 53 miles (85 km) to the east.

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