Texas · Census place 4843024

Littlefield, Texas

Littlefield is a city in Lamb County, Texas with an estimated 5,740 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 353rd largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
5,740
#353 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020
-3.2%
-190 people
Land area
6.3 sq mi
Density
914 / sq mi
State median 1,561
Orange pin: Littlefield. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Austin.

Littlefield population, 2020 to 2024

Littlefield lost 190 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.2%. In the latest year it moved by -42. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 369th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so Littlefield is 37% of it.

5,93020205,87020215,79420225,78220235,7402024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 5,949. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Littlefield covers 6.28 square miles of land, for 914 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Littlefield is less dense than the typical town.

What county Littlefield is in

All of Littlefield's residents live in Lamb County, which had 12,687 residents in 2024. Littlefield holds 45.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Littlefield

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Littlefield by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 79339. 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 Littlefield is

The Census internal point of Littlefield is at 33.919200, -102.334800. Austin, the capital, is 368.4 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Levelland, TX (12,494 people), 23.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lubbock, TX, 35.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
33.919200, -102.334800
DMS
33°55'9.12"N 102°20'5.28"W
UTM
13N 746392.0E 3756396.3N
Geohash
9wp0zqf1d
Plus code
855VWM98+M3

Daylight in Littlefield

At 33.92° N, Littlefield gets about 14 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Littlefield

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Olton, 21.3 miles away, with 1,933 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Littlefield, TX?

5,740 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 190 (3.2%) from 5,930 in July 2020.

What county is Littlefield in?

Lamb County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Littlefield?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 79339.

How far is Littlefield from Austin?

368.4 miles (592.8 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Littlefield.

What is the nearest larger city to Littlefield?

Levelland, TX, with 12,494 residents, 23.4 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.