Texas · Census place 4821904
Early, Texas
Early is a city in Brown County, Texas with an estimated 3,174 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 481st largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,174
- #481 of 804 in Texas
- Change since 2020
- +2.3%
- +70 people
- Land area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Density
- 851 / sq mi
- State median 1,561
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Early population, 2020 to 2024
Early added 70 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -16.
Early covers 3.73 square miles of land, for 851 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Early is less dense than the typical town.
What county Early is in
All of Early's residents live in Brown County, which had 38,631 residents in 2024. Early holds 8.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Early
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Early by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 76802. 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 Early is
The Census internal point of Early is at 31.742200, -98.936600. Austin, the capital, is 123.7 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Brownwood, TX (18,772 people), 3.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Abilene, TX, 68.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 31.742200, -98.936600
- DMS
- 31°44'31.92"N 98°56'11.76"W
- UTM
- 14N 506005.2E 3511862.8N
- Geohash
- 9v9ssdkxd
- Plus code
- 8633P3R7+V9
Daylight in Early
At 31.74° N, Early gets about 14 h 13 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 05 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 09 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Early
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Brownwood, 3.1 miles away, with 18,772 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Early, TX?
3,174 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 70 (2.3%) from 3,104 in July 2020.
What county is Early in?
Brown County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Early?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 76802.
How far is Early from Austin?
123.7 miles (199.1 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Early.
What is the nearest larger city to Early?
Brownwood, TX, with 18,772 residents, 3.1 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.