Texas · Census place 4880356
Wylie, Texas
Wylie is a city in 3 counties of Texas with an estimated 62,954 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 63rd largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 62,954
- #63 of 804 in Texas
- Change since 2020
- +8.8%
- +5,071 people
- Land area
- 21.2 sq mi
- + 9.91 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,975 / sq mi
- State median 1,561
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Wylie population, 2020 to 2024
Wylie added 5,071 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +8.8%. In the latest year it moved by +1,162. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 129th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so Wylie is 4.1 times that size.
Wylie covers 21.16 square miles of land and 9.91 of water, for 2,975 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Wylie is denser than the typical town.
The 3 counties Wylie spans
Wylie crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 62,954 residents as follows; Collin County holds 94.9% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Collin County59,712
- 02Rockwall County1,634
- 03Dallas County1,608
ZIP codes in Wylie
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Wylie by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 75098, 75166. 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 Wylie is
The Census internal point of Wylie is at 33.029100, -96.527000. Austin, the capital, is 203.3 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Rowlett, TX (68,123 people), 7.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Allen, TX, 10.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.029100, -96.527000
- DMS
- 33°01'44.76"N 96°31'37.20"W
- UTM
- 14N 730970.8E 3657230.9N
- Geohash
- 9vg7gkz0m
- Plus code
- 86552FHF+J6
Daylight in Wylie
At 33.03° N, Wylie gets about 14 h 20 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 22 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Wylie
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is St. Paul, 2.0 miles away, with 1,002 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Wylie, TX?
62,954 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 5,071 (8.8%) from 57,883 in July 2020.
What county is Wylie in?
It spans 3 counties: Collin County (59,712 residents), Rockwall County (1,634 residents), Dallas County (1,608 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Wylie?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 75098, 75166.
How far is Wylie from Austin?
203.3 miles (327.2 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Wylie.
What is the nearest larger city to Wylie?
Rowlett, TX, with 68,123 residents, 7.9 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.
- 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.