Austin, Texas | |
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City | |
| City of Austin | |
 Downtown Austin's skyline as seen from Lady Bird Lake in August 2014 | |
| Nickname(s): "Live Music Capital of the World", "Silicon Hills", "ATX", "City of the Violet Crown" | |
 Location in the U.S. state of Texas | |
  Austin  Austin Austin (the United States)  Austin Austin (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 30°16′N 97°44′W / 30.267°N 97.733°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Hays, Travis, Williamson |
| Settled | 1835 |
| Incorporated | December 27, 1839 |
| Named for | Stephen F. Austin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Steve Adler (D) |
| • City Manager | Elaine Hart |
| Area | |
| • City | 271.8 sq mi (704 km2) |
| • Land | 264.9 sq mi (686 km2) |
| • Water | 6.9 sq mi (18 km2) |
| • Metro | 4,285.70 sq mi (11,099.91 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population (2016[1]) | |
| • City | 947,890 (11th) |
| • Density | 3,358.32/sq mi (1,296.65/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,056,405 (31st) |
| • Demonym | Austinite |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78701–78705, 78708–78739, 78741–78742, 78744–78769 |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| FIPS code | 48-05000[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1384879[3] |
| Interstates |  |
| U.S. Routes |   |
| Website | Official website |
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