Welcome to Taylor ...

The city of Taylor is located in Hill Country.

Taylor is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taylor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Taylor has a population of 17,410 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Taylor is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Taylor is located in the (512) area code.

The ZIP code for Taylor: 76574<4>

Websites for Taylor ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Taylor had an population of 17,410 people. This is an increase of 14.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taylor had a population of 15,191 people. This makes Taylor the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Taylor represents 0.06% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 160th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,191 people, the population of Taylor increased 11.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,575 people).

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

Communities Also Named Taylor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Taylor - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Taylor ...

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

• Round Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Georgetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Pflugerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Manor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <5>
• Elgin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
• Bartlett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Granger
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <5>
• Thorndale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
  • Thorndale is located in Milam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <5>
• Thrall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
  • Thrall is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <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 Taylor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylor ...

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

Adding Taylor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taylor 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 Taylor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Taylor post office opened in 1880.

We also found Taylor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taylor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Taylor: www.ci.taylor.tx.us/

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

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