Texas · Census place 4863668
Royse City, Texas
Royse City is a city in 3 counties of Texas with an estimated 26,387 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 123rd largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 26,387
- #123 of 804 in Texas
- Change since 2020
- +91.8%
- +12,631 people
- Land area
- 20.2 sq mi
- + 0.13 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,308 / sq mi
- State median 1,561
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Royse City population, 2020 to 2024
Royse City added 12,631 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +91.8%. In the latest year it moved by +2,145. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 12th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so Royse City is 1.7 times that size.
Royse City covers 20.18 square miles of land and 0.13 of water, for 1,308 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Royse City is less dense than the typical town.
The 3 counties Royse City spans
Royse City crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 26,387 residents as follows; Rockwall County holds 67.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Rockwall County17,694
- 02Collin County4,390
- 03Hunt County4,303
ZIP codes in Royse City
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Royse City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 75189. 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 Royse City is
The Census internal point of Royse City is at 32.975900, -96.314700. Austin, the capital, is 204.6 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Fate, TX (27,467 people), 4.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Garland, TX, 18.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.975900, -96.314700
- DMS
- 32°58'33.24"N 96°18'52.92"W
- UTM
- 14N 750955.4E 3651817.5N
- Geohash
- 9vge871f8
- Plus code
- 8645XMGP+94
Daylight in Royse City
At 32.98° N, Royse City gets about 14 h 20 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 59 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 21 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Royse City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Fate, 4.4 miles away, with 27,467 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Royse City, TX?
26,387 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 12,631 (91.8%) from 13,756 in July 2020.
What county is Royse City in?
It spans 3 counties: Rockwall County (17,694 residents), Collin County (4,390 residents), Hunt County (4,303 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Royse City?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 75189.
How far is Royse City from Austin?
204.6 miles (329.3 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Royse City.
What is the nearest larger city to Royse City?
Fate, TX, with 27,467 residents, 4.3 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.