Welcome to Georgetown ...

The city of Georgetown is located in Hill Country.

Georgetown is located in Williamson County<1> and is the County Seat for Williamson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Georgetown has a population of 79,745 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Georgetown is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Georgetown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Georgetown: (512)

The ZIP codes for Georgetown: 78626-78628<4>

Websites for Georgetown ...

Official Website: www.georgetown.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 79,745 people. This is an increase of 68.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 181.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 47,400 people (or 11.21% of the total population of Williamson County). This makes Georgetown the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Georgetown represents 0.19% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 47,400 people, the population of Georgetown increased 67.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 28,339 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Georgetown.

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Georgetown: This one is located in Williamson County and the other is located in Grayson County.

Beyond Texas, there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Utah (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Georgetown.

Communities near Georgetown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Georgetown.

• Round Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
  • Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <5>
• Cedar Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Cedar Park is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Park <5>
• Leander
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
  • Leander is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <5>
• Pflugerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
  • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <5>
• Hutto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
  • Hutto is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <5>
• Taylor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Liberty Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <5>
• Jonestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Jonestown is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <5>
• Jarrell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
  • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <5>
• Bartlett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Georgetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Georgetown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Georgetown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Georgetown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georgetown ...

Looking for more information about Georgetown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Georgetown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Georgetown.

Adding Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Georgetown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Georgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1848.

We also found Georgetown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Georgetown: www.georgetown.org/

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/