Leander, Texas
Leander, Texas | |
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Leander city limit | |
Location of Leander, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°34′44″N 97°51′11″W / 30.57889°N 97.85306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Williamson, Travis |
| Incorporated | January 21, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Christine DeLisle |
| • City manager | Todd Parton |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.70 sq mi (97.65 km2) |
| • Land | 37.50 sq mi (97.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 59,202 |
• Estimate (2024) | 87,511 |
| • Density | 1,160.6/sq mi (448.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 78641, 78646 |
| Area code | 512 & 737 |
| FIPS code | 48-42016 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410812 |
| Website | http://www.leandertx.gov/ |
Leander (/liˈændər/ lee-AN-dər) is a city in Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 59,202 at the 2020 census and 87,511 at the 2024 census estimate. A suburb just north of Austin, and part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area, it was the fastest-growing city in the United States between 2018 and 2019.