Austin, Texas | |
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City | |
City of Austin | |
![]() Downtown Austin's skyline as seen from Lady Bird Lake in August 2014 | |
Nickname(s): "Live Music Capital of the World", "Silicon Hills", "ATX", "City of the Violet Crown" | |
![]() Location in the U.S. state of Texas | |
Coordinates: 30°16′N 97°44′W / 30.267°N 97.733°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Counties | Hays, Travis, Williamson |
Settled | 1835 |
Incorporated | December 27, 1839 |
Named for | Stephen F. Austin |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Steve Adler (D) |
• City Manager | Elaine Hart |
Area | |
• City | 271.8 sq mi (704 km2) |
• Land | 264.9 sq mi (686 km2) |
• Water | 6.9 sq mi (18 km2) |
• Metro | 4,285.70 sq mi (11,099.91 km2) |
Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
Population (2016[1]) | |
• City | 947,890 (11th) |
• Density | 3,358.32/sq mi (1,296.65/km2) |
• Metro | 2,056,405 (31st) |
• Demonym | Austinite |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 78701–78705, 78708–78739, 78741–78742, 78744–78769 |
Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
FIPS code | 48-05000[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1384879[3] |
Interstates | ![]() |
U.S. Routes | ![]() ![]() |
Website | Official website |
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