Texas · Census place 4865648

San Saba, Texas

San Saba is a city in San Saba County, Texas with an estimated 2,866 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 508th largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,866
#508 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020
-7.9%
-246 people
Land area
2.7 sq mi
Density
1,058 / sq mi
State median 1,561
Orange pin: San Saba. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Austin.

San Saba population, 2020 to 2024

San Saba lost 246 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -7.9%. In the latest year it moved by -23.

3,11220203,18520213,21220222,88920232,8662024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,111. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

San Saba covers 2.71 square miles of land, for 1,058 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so San Saba is less dense than the typical town.

What county San Saba is in

All of San Saba's residents live in San Saba County, which had 5,508 residents in 2024. San Saba holds 52.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in San Saba

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps San Saba by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 76877. 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 San Saba is

The Census internal point of San Saba is at 31.197400, -98.719400. Austin, the capital, is 86.3 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Llano, TX (3,602 people), 30.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Killeen, TX, 59.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
31.197400, -98.719400
DMS
31°11'50.64"N 98°43'9.84"W
UTM
14N 526732.5E 3451513.1N
Geohash
9v9c3x6dp
Plus code
863357WJ+X6

Daylight in San Saba

At 31.20° N, San Saba gets about 14 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 07 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near San Saba

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Goldthwaite, 19.5 miles away, with 1,767 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of San Saba, TX?

2,866 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 246 (7.9%) from 3,112 in July 2020.

What county is San Saba in?

San Saba County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover San Saba?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 76877.

How far is San Saba from Austin?

86.3 miles (138.9 km) in a straight line, heading SE from San Saba.

What is the nearest larger city to San Saba?

Llano, TX, with 3,602 residents, 30.9 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.