Texas · Census place 4847796

Merkel, Texas

Merkel is a town in Taylor County, Texas with an estimated 2,494 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 540th largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,494; #540 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020: -0.3%; -7 people
Land area: 2.8 sq mi
Density: 891 / sq mi; State median 1,561

Orange pin: Merkel. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Austin.

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Merkel population, 2020 to 2024

Merkel lost 7 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +10.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,499. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Merkel covers 2.80 square miles of land, for 891 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Merkel is less dense than the typical town.

What county Merkel is in

All of Merkel's residents live in Taylor County, which had 148,813 residents in 2024. Merkel holds 1.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Merkel

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Merkel by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 79536. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Merkel is

The Census internal point of Merkel is at 32.469700, -100.011100. Austin, the capital, is 202.4 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Abilene, TX (130,501 people), 16.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 32.469700, -100.011100
DMS: 32°28'10.92"N 100°00'39.96"W
UTM: 14N 404984.2E 3592950.4N
Geohash: 9vbbsnyjs
Plus code: 854XFX9Q+VH

Daylight in Merkel

At 32.47° N, Merkel gets about 14 h 17 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 16 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Merkel

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Tye, 8.5 miles away, with 1,241 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Merkel, TX?

2,494 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 7 (0.3%) from 2,501 in July 2020.

What county is Merkel in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Merkel?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 79536.

How far is Merkel from Austin?

202.4 miles (325.7 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Merkel.

What is the nearest larger city to Merkel?

Abilene, TX, with 130,501 residents, 16.0 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.

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