Texas · Census place 4877332

West, Texas

West is a city in McLennan County, Texas with an estimated 2,597 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 531st largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,597; #531 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020: +1.6%; +40 people
Land area: 1.7 sq mi
Density: 1,519 / sq mi; State median 1,561

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

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West population, 2020 to 2024

West added 40 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.6%. In the latest year it moved by -6.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,557. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West covers 1.71 square miles of land, for 1,519 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so West is close to the typical town.

What county West is in

All of West's residents live in McLennan County, which had 270,358 residents in 2024. West holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 76691. 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 West is

The Census internal point of West is at 31.803100, -97.094600. Austin, the capital, is 112.3 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lacy-Lakeview, TX (7,262 people), 11.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Waco, TX, 17.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 31.803100, -97.094600
DMS: 31°48'11.16"N 97°05'40.56"W
UTM: 14N 680373.7E 3520192.1N
Geohash: 9vduyt9f7
Plus code: 8634RW34+65

Daylight in West

At 31.80° N, West gets about 14 h 14 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 09 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Gholson, 10.8 miles away, with 1,231 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West, TX?

2,597 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 40 (1.6%) from 2,557 in July 2020.

What county is West in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 76691.

How far is West from Austin?

112.3 miles (180.8 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from West.

What is the nearest larger city to West?

Lacy-Lakeview, TX, with 7,262 residents, 11.9 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.

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