Lubbock, Texas

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Lubbock is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Plainview. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the north of Lubbock and has a population of 22,336 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Abernathy	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,732	3.77% decrease
	Brownfield	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	8,947	5.7% decrease
	Floydada	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	3,059	16.78% decrease
	Hale Center	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	2,117	6.45% decrease
	Idalou	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,118	1.81% decrease
	Levelland	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	12,450	3.23% decrease
	Littlefield	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	5,929	8.88% decrease
	Lockney	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	1,668	18.87% decrease
	Olton	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	2,151	5.99% decrease
	Post	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,483	6.07% decrease
	Ralls	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	1,974	12.34% decrease
	Shallowater	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,289	9.73% increase
	Slaton	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	5,803	5.01% decrease
	Tahoka	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	2,516	13.54% decrease
	Wolfforth	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,499	37% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anton	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,128	6% decrease
	Buffalo Springs	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	487	1.22% decrease
	Close City	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	---
	Lorenzo	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,185	13.63% decrease
	Meadow	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	618	6.08% decrease
	New Deal	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	749	5.79% increase
	New Home	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	300	6.25% decrease
	Opdyke West	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	193	2.66% increase
	Petersburg	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,221	3.25% decrease
	Ransom Canyon	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,114	10.19% increase
	Reese Village	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Ropesville	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	509	1.55% decrease
	Smyer	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	479	0.21% decrease
	Spade	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Wilson	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	460	13.53% decrease

Lubbock County

Lubbock is located in Lubbock County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lubbock: Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn and Terry.

Below are counties that are near Lubbock (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lubbock:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lubbock
	Crosby County	E	Lorenzo	21 miles [33 km]
	Floyd County	NE	Allmon	30 miles [48 km]
	Garza County	SE	Southland	23 miles [37 km]
	Hale County	N	Abernathy	18 miles [28 km]
	Hockley County	W	Smyer	16 miles [25 km]
	Lamb County	NW	Bainer	28 miles [45 km]
	Lynn County	S	New Home	16 miles [25 km]
	Terry County	SW	Meadow	24 miles [38 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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