Texas · Census place 4877416

West Columbia, Texas

West Columbia is a city in Brazoria County, Texas with an estimated 3,649 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 450th largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,649; #450 of 804 in Texas
Change since 2020: +0.4%; +16 people
Land area: 2.6 sq mi; + 0.02 sq mi water
Density: 1,398 / sq mi; State median 1,561

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

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West Columbia population, 2020 to 2024

West Columbia added 16 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.4%. In the latest year it moved by +24.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,637. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Columbia covers 2.61 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,398 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so West Columbia is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Columbia is in

All of West Columbia's residents live in Brazoria County, which had 413,224 residents in 2024. West Columbia holds 0.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Columbia

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Columbia by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 77486. 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 Columbia is

The Census internal point of West Columbia is at 29.141900, -95.649500. Austin, the capital, is 147.8 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Angleton, TX (20,979 people), 13.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sugar Land, TX, 31.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 29.141900, -95.649500
DMS: 29°08'30.84"N 95°38'58.20"W
UTM: 15N 242243.5E 3226610.6N
Geohash: 9v5vz3n5v
Plus code: 76X649R2+Q6

Daylight in West Columbia

At 29.14° N, West Columbia gets about 14 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 17 min around the December solstice, a swing of 3 h 44 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Columbia

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Sweeny, 7.2 miles away, with 3,602 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Columbia, TX?

3,649 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 16 (0.4%) from 3,633 in July 2020.

What county is West Columbia in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Columbia?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 77486.

How far is West Columbia from Austin?

147.8 miles (237.9 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from West Columbia.

What is the nearest larger city to West Columbia?

Angleton, TX, with 20,979 residents, 13.4 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.

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