The City of Woodcreek, incorporated in 1984 and becoming a Type A General Law City in 1989, encompasses the area around the original 18-hole golf course, Camp Young Judaea, and Brookmeadow to the north, Canyon Creek to the south, the Oak Orchard Enclave to the east, and includes a planned development district south of Cypress Creek at Ranch Road 12.
The City does not extend beyond the low-water crossing by Cypress Point into the area known as Eagle Rock; this neighborhood lies in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City. Additionally, the city limits do not include the Wimberley Springs nor Woodcreek North neighborhoods.
The 2020 Census states that the population of Woodcreek is 1,770 with 910 housing units.
The City is primarily residential with a handful of commercial businesses.
Building permits are required for new structures, new roofs, fences, accessory buildings and pools. Permits are required for interior remodeling that involves framing, moving plumbing, or electrical changes.
The City has permanent bans on burning, feeding deer, and fireworks.
Short-term renting of residentially zoned properties is limited to the SF-4 zone only.
The City has adopted a Water Quality Protection Ordinance limiting impervious cover to 30%.