Lubbock, Texas

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The city of Lubbock is located in Lubbock County and is the county seat.

Lubbock is 980 feet [298.7 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Lubbock, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Lubbock had a population of 199,564 people^<2> (or 82.1% of the total population of Lubbock County). The population of Lubbock represented 0.96% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 11th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Lubbock had a population of 220,483 people. This is an increase of 10.48% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Lubbock.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Abernathy	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	2,732	3.77% decrease
	Buffalo Springs	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	487	1.22% decrease
	Idalou	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,118	1.81% decrease
	New Deal	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	749	5.79% increase
	Ransom Canyon	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,114	10.19% increase
	Ropesville	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	509	1.55% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Lubbock.

Websites for Lubbock

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lubbock. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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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