Welcome to Longview ...

The city of Longview is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Longview is primarily located in Gregg County<1> and is the County Seat for Gregg County. A portion of Longview extends into Harrison County.

The community of Longview was established in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Longview has a population of 81,689 people<2> (see below for details).

Longview is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Longview: (903) & (430)<4>

The ZIP codes for Longview: 75601-75608, 75615<5>

Websites for Longview ...

Official Website:   www.ci.longview.tx.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.longviewtx.com/

Junior League:   jllongview.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Longview had an population of 81,689 people. This is an increase of 1.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Longview had a population of 80,455 people (or 66.09% of the total population of Gregg County). This makes Longview the county's most populous community.

The population of Longview represents 0.32% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 80,455 people, the population of Longview increased 9.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 73,344 people).

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

Communities Also Named Longview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Longview - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Mississippi (3), Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Longview ...

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

• Kilgore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <6>
• Gladewater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <6>
• White Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
• Gilmer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <6>
• Hallsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <6>
• Tatum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <6>
• New London
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
• Lakeport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <6>
• Clarksville City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• East Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
  • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people

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 Longview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Longview. 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 Longview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Longview. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Longview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longview ...

Looking for more information about Longview? 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 Longview, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Longview.

Adding Longview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Longview 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 Longview was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Longview in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Longview post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Longview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Longview: www.ci.longview.tx.us/

The official website for Gregg County: www.co.gregg.tx.us/

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