Texas · Census place 4838068
Josephine, Texas
Josephine is a city in 2 counties of Texas with an estimated 8,807 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 274th largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 8,807
- #274 of 804 in Texas
- Change since 2020
- +289.7%
- +6,547 people
- Land area
- 2.0 sq mi
- + 0.21 sq mi water
- Density
- 4,404 / sq mi
- State median 1,561
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Josephine population, 2020 to 2024
Josephine added 6,547 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +289.7%. In the latest year it moved by +1,626. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 1st; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so Josephine is 57% of it.
Josephine covers 2.00 square miles of land and 0.21 of water, for 4,404 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Josephine is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Josephine spans
Josephine crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 8,807 residents as follows; Collin County holds 98.3% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Collin County8,661
- 02Hunt County146
ZIP codes in Josephine
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Josephine by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 75164, 75173. 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 Josephine is
The Census internal point of Josephine is at 33.063100, -96.316600. Austin, the capital, is 210.1 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Royse City, TX (26,387 people), 6.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Allen, TX, 20.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.063100, -96.316600
- DMS
- 33°03'47.16"N 96°18'59.76"W
- UTM
- 14N 750530.8E 3661484.3N
- Geohash
- 9vgs06bqs
- Plus code
- 86553M7M+69
Daylight in Josephine
At 33.06° N, Josephine gets about 14 h 20 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 22 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Josephine
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Nevada, 3.7 miles away, with 1,511 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Josephine, TX?
8,807 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 6,547 (289.7%) from 2,260 in July 2020.
What county is Josephine in?
It spans 2 counties: Collin County (8,661 residents), Hunt County (146 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Josephine?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 75164, 75173.
How far is Josephine from Austin?
210.1 miles (338.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Josephine.
What is the nearest larger city to Josephine?
Royse City, TX, with 26,387 residents, 6.0 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.