Texas · Census place 4841980

League City, Texas

League City is a city in 2 counties of Texas with an estimated 118,456 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 33rd largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
118,456
#33 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020
+3.3%
+3,797 people
Land area
51.4 sq mi
+ 1.77 sq mi water
Density
2,306 / sq mi
State median 1,561
Orange pin: League City. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Austin.

League City population, 2020 to 2024

League City added 3,797 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.3%. In the latest year it moved by +1,832. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 206th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so League City is 7.7 times that size.

114.7k2020115.7k2021115.6k2022116.6k2023118.5k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 114,344. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

League City covers 51.36 square miles of land and 1.77 of water, for 2,306 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so League City is denser than the typical town.

The 2 counties League City spans

League City crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 118,456 residents as follows; Galveston County holds 97.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Galveston County115,833
  2. 02Harris County2,623
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in League City

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap League City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 77511, 77539, 77565, 77573, 77598. 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 League City is

The Census internal point of League City is at 29.490100, -95.109100. Austin, the capital, is 166.7 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Pasadena, TX (149,617 people), 11.7 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal
29.490100, -95.109100
DMS
29°29'24.36"N 95°06'32.76"W
UTM
15N 295526.4E 3264139.6N
Geohash
9vhrg8x8m
Plus code
76X6FVRR+29
Time zone
America/Chicago

Daylight in League City

At 29.49° N, League City gets about 14 h 02 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 15 min around the December solstice, a swing of 3 h 47 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the League City daylight page.

Places near League City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Webster, 2.9 miles away, with 12,548 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of League City, TX?

118,456 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,797 (3.3%) from 114,659 in July 2020.

What county is League City in?

It spans 2 counties: Galveston County (115,833 residents), Harris County (2,623 residents).

What ZIP codes cover League City?

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 77511, 77539, 77565, 77573, 77598.

How far is League City from Austin?

166.7 miles (268.2 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from League City.

What is the nearest larger city to League City?

Pasadena, TX, with 149,617 residents, 11.7 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)
  5. 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)

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