Texas · Census place 4813684
Celina, Texas
Celina is a city in 2 counties of Texas with an estimated 51,661 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 73rd largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 51,661
- #73 of 804 in Texas
- Change since 2020
- +190.0%
- +33,845 people
- Land area
- 48.3 sq mi
- + 0.50 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,069 / sq mi
- State median 1,561
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Celina population, 2020 to 2024
Celina added 33,845 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +190.0%. In the latest year it moved by +7,961. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 5th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so Celina is 3.4 times that size.
Celina covers 48.33 square miles of land and 0.50 of water, for 1,069 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Celina is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Celina spans
Celina crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 51,661 residents as follows; Collin County holds 91.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Collin County47,363
- 02Denton County4,298
ZIP codes in Celina
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Celina by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 75009, 75078. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Celina is
The Census internal point of Celina is at 33.323000, -96.798800. Austin, the capital, is 217.8 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Little Elm, TX (61,219 people), 11.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is McKinney, TX, 11.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.323000, -96.798800
- DMS
- 33°19'22.80"N 96°47'55.68"W
- UTM
- 14N 704894.6E 3689258.5N
- Geohash
- 9vgjt6328
- Plus code
- 865586F2+6F
Daylight in Celina
At 33.32° N, Celina gets about 14 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Celina
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Prosper, 5.7 miles away, with 44,503 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Celina, TX?
51,661 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 33,845 (190.0%) from 17,816 in July 2020.
What county is Celina in?
It spans 2 counties: Collin County (47,363 residents), Denton County (4,298 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Celina?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 75009, 75078.
How far is Celina from Austin?
217.8 miles (350.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Celina.
What is the nearest larger city to Celina?
Little Elm, TX, with 61,219 residents, 11.4 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.