Texas · Census place 4879000
Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls is a city in 2 counties of Texas with an estimated 102,372 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 42nd largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 102,372
- #42 of 804 in Texas
- Change since 2020
- -0.1%
- -110 people
- Land area
- 72.2 sq mi
- + 0.17 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,418 / sq mi
- State median 1,561
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Wichita Falls population, 2020 to 2024
Wichita Falls lost 110 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.1%. In the latest year it moved by -261. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 310th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so Wichita Falls is 6.7 times that size.
Wichita Falls covers 72.20 square miles of land and 0.17 of water, for 1,418 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Wichita Falls is close to the typical town.
The 2 counties Wichita Falls spans
Wichita Falls crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 102,372 residents as follows; Wichita County holds 100.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Wichita County102,371
- 02Clay County1
ZIP codes in Wichita Falls
8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Wichita Falls by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 76301, 76302, 76305, 76306, 76308, 76309, 76310, 76311. 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 Wichita Falls is
The Census internal point of Wichita Falls is at 33.906700, -98.525800. Austin, the capital, is 255.2 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Denton, TX (165,998 people), 92.8 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 299 m (981 ft) above sea level.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.906700, -98.525800
- DMS
- 33°54'24.12"N 98°31'32.88"W
- UTM
- 14N 543839.4E 3751912.3N
- Geohash
- 9y1bvux8y
- Plus code
- 8653WF4F+MM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Daylight in Wichita Falls
At 33.91° N, Wichita Falls gets about 14 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Wichita Falls daylight page.
Places near Wichita Falls
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Lakeside City, 5.4 miles away, with 1,306 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Wichita Falls, TX?
102,372 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 110 (0.1%) from 102,482 in July 2020.
What county is Wichita Falls in?
It spans 2 counties: Wichita County (102,371 residents), Clay County (1 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Wichita Falls?
8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 76301, 76302, 76305, 76306, 76308, 76309, 76310, 76311.
How far is Wichita Falls from Austin?
255.2 miles (410.7 km) in a straight line, heading S from Wichita Falls.
What is the nearest larger city to Wichita Falls?
Denton, TX, with 165,998 residents, 92.8 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)
- 05Open-Meteo forecast API (time zone and Copernicus GLO-90 elevation) (last verified 2026-09-30)
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