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Texas: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Texas uses Central Time and, in the far west, Mountain Time. El Paso County and Hudspeth County use Mountain Time.

Texas in the United States
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in JulyMost of Texas · 252 of 254 countiesAmerica/Chicago
Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in JulyEl Paso County and Hudspeth CountyAmerica/Denver
HoustonSan AntonioDallasAustinFort Worth
Texas and its counties (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
31,709,821
Land area
261,260 sq mi (676,660 km²)
Water area
7,339 sq mi (19,008 km²)
State FIPS code
48
Coordinates (central point)
31.434703, -99.281824
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in Texas, largest first

26 metro areas and 41 micro areas have counties in Texas. One crosses into another state; its population is for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area8,477,157 people
  2. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area7,904,627 people
  3. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area2,813,140 people
  4. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area2,620,945 people
  5. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area921,549 people
  6. El Paso, TX Metro Area881,291 people
  7. Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area511,497 people
  8. Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area451,191 people
  9. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area433,946 people
  10. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area399,310 people
  11. Lubbock, TX Metro Area368,431 people
  12. Waco, TX Metro Area308,807 people
All 67
  1. Longview, TX Metro Area297,315 people
  2. College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area287,476 people
  3. Laredo, TX Metro Area281,224 people
  4. Amarillo, TX Metro Area276,235 people
  5. Tyler, TX Metro Area252,549 people
  6. Midland, TX Metro Area193,139 people
  7. Abilene, TX Metro Area185,429 people
  8. Odessa, TX Metro Area173,801 people
  9. Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area153,613 people
  10. Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area149,448 people
  11. Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area146,816 people
  12. San Angelo, TX Metro Area122,065 people
  13. Victoria, TX Metro Area99,864 people
  14. Athens, TX Micro Area88,595 people
  15. Lufkin, TX Micro Area88,154 people
  16. Huntsville, TX Micro Area83,842 people
  17. Granbury, TX Micro Area70,501 people
  18. Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area66,319 people
  19. Nacogdoches, TX Micro Area66,035 people
  20. Paris, TX Micro Area63,319 people
  21. Palestine, TX Micro Area59,805 people
  22. Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area58,823 people
  23. Corsicana, TX Micro Area57,181 people
  24. Mount Pleasant, TX Micro Area57,076 people
  25. Kerrville, TX Micro Area54,037 people
  26. Jacksonville, TX Micro Area53,337 people
  27. Del Rio, TX Micro Area47,835 people
  28. Alice, TX Micro Area45,383 people
  29. Gainesville, TX Micro Area44,461 people
  30. Stephenville, TX Micro Area43,911 people
  31. El Campo, TX Micro Area42,060 people
  32. Bonham, TX Micro Area39,265 people
  33. Sulphur Springs, TX Micro Area39,063 people
  34. Brownwood, TX Micro Area38,711 people
  35. Brenham, TX Micro Area38,288 people
  36. Plainview, TX Micro Area36,700 people
  37. Bay City, TX Micro Area36,463 people
  38. Beeville, TX Micro Area32,515 people
  39. Mineral Wells, TX Micro Area30,791 people
  40. Big Spring, TX Micro Area30,504 people
  41. Kingsville, TX Micro Area30,315 people
  42. Fredericksburg, TX Micro Area28,527 people
  43. Uvalde, TX Micro Area24,963 people
  44. Dumas, TX Micro Area21,891 people
  45. Pampa, TX Micro Area21,786 people
  46. Raymondville, TX Micro Area19,971 people
  47. Borger, TX Micro Area19,633 people
  48. Port Lavaca, TX Micro Area19,599 people
  49. Andrews, TX Micro Area18,914 people
  50. Hereford, TX Micro Area18,626 people
  51. Snyder, TX Micro Area16,162 people
  52. Sweetwater, TX Micro Area14,117 people
  53. Zapata, TX Micro Area13,753 people
  54. Vernon, TX Micro Area12,481 people
  55. Town of Pecos, TX Micro Area12,138 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Tribal areas in Texas, largest first

  1. Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,085 people
  2. Alabama-Coushatta Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land630 people
  3. Kickapoo (TX) Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land585 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Harris County, Texas5,045,026 people
  2. Dallas County, Texas2,661,397 people
  3. Tarrant County, Texas2,248,466 people
  4. Bexar County, Texas2,160,088 people
  5. Travis County, Texas1,389,670 people
  6. Collin County, Texas1,297,179 people
  7. Denton County, Texas1,069,346 people
  8. Fort Bend County, Texas975,191 people
  9. Hidalgo County, Texas921,549 people
  10. El Paso County, Texas877,858 people
  11. Montgomery County, Texas781,194 people
  12. Williamson County, Texas752,827 people
All 254
  1. Cameron County, Texas433,946 people
  2. Brazoria County, Texas419,080 people
  3. Bell County, Texas402,248 people
  4. Galveston County, Texas372,207 people
  5. Nueces County, Texas352,992 people
  6. Lubbock County, Texas328,906 people
  7. Hays County, Texas304,390 people
  8. Webb County, Texas281,224 people
  9. McLennan County, Texas272,020 people
  10. Jefferson County, Texas254,321 people
  11. Smith County, Texas252,549 people
  12. Brazos County, Texas249,088 people
  13. Ellis County, Texas240,867 people
  14. Johnson County, Texas218,048 people
  15. Kaufman County, Texas209,235 people
  16. Comal County, Texas209,166 people
  17. Guadalupe County, Texas201,111 people
  18. Midland County, Texas187,855 people

See all 254 counties and equivalents in Texas, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Houston, Texas (city)2,328,253 people
  2. San Antonio, Texas (city)1,479,835 people
  3. Dallas, Texas (city)1,307,930 people
  4. Austin, Texas (city)979,539 people
  5. Fort Worth, Texas (city)963,194 people
  6. El Paso, Texas (city)680,130 people
  7. Arlington, Texas (city)397,742 people
  8. Corpus Christi, Texas (city)317,419 people
  9. Plano, Texas (city)290,594 people
  10. Lubbock, Texas (city)264,814 people
  11. Laredo, Texas (city)257,619 people
  12. Irving, Texas (city)256,492 people
All 1,863
  1. Garland, Texas (city)246,844 people
  2. Frisco, Texas (city)219,304 people
  3. McKinney, Texas (city)210,600 people
  4. Amarillo, Texas (city)201,885 people
  5. Grand Prairie, Texas (city)201,883 people
  6. Brownsville, Texas (city)189,177 people
  7. Killeen, Texas (city)158,159 people
  8. Denton, Texas (city)152,866 people
  9. Pasadena, Texas (city)149,433 people
  10. Mesquite, Texas (city)149,299 people
  11. McAllen, Texas (city)145,385 people
  12. Waco, Texas (city)143,570 people
  13. Midland, Texas (city)136,640 people
  14. Carrollton, Texas (city)133,740 people
  15. Lewisville, Texas (city)131,080 people
  16. Abilene, Texas (city)128,053 people
  17. Round Rock, Texas (city)127,786 people
  18. Pearland, Texas (city)127,514 people

See all 1,863 cities, towns and communities in Texas, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. ZIP 77494140,157 people
  2. ZIP 77449130,028 people
  3. ZIP 78660124,834 people
  4. ZIP 77433116,550 people
  5. ZIP 77084110,217 people
  6. ZIP 78130104,009 people
  7. ZIP 79936102,991 people
  8. ZIP 7864199,865 people
  9. ZIP 7993899,621 people
  10. ZIP 7757398,109 people
  11. ZIP 7505297,278 people
  12. ZIP 7742996,334 people
All 1,992
  1. ZIP 7824596,015 people
  2. ZIP 7747992,221 people
  3. ZIP 7758491,065 people
  4. ZIP 7861389,956 people
  5. ZIP 7503589,682 people
  6. ZIP 7854289,401 people
  7. ZIP 7866688,583 people
  8. ZIP 7740788,319 people
  9. ZIP 7852187,380 people
  10. ZIP 7992886,599 people
  11. ZIP 7737985,190 people
  12. ZIP 7521785,028 people
  13. ZIP 7512684,799 people
  14. ZIP 7745984,221 people
  15. ZIP 7606382,625 people
  16. ZIP 7602881,549 people
  17. ZIP 7857780,540 people
  18. ZIP 7617980,090 people

See all 1,992 ZIP Code areas in Texas, largest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.