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
Orange pin: Celina. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Austin.

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.

17.8k202023.9k202134.3k202243.7k202351.7k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 16,883. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

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.

  1. 01Collin County47,363
  2. 02Denton County4,298
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.