Summary for Fort Hood

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Located in: Primarily Bell County (see below). A portion of Fort Hood extends into Coryell County.

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Hood

Time Zone: Fort Hood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 254

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<1>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Fort Hood:

Lat: 31.134900° (or 31°8'5" N)

Lon: -97.775600° (or -97°46'32" W)

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Hood

GNIS ID: None

FIPS State / Place Code: 48 / 26736

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Hood)

The community of Belton is the County Seat for Bell County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Bell)

Population

Total Area:<3> 1,087 sq. miles [2,817.5 km²] - of which 3.38% is water (36.82 sq. miles [95.4 km²])

Housing Units: <4> 125,470

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bell

GNIS ID: 1383799

FIPS State / County Code: 48 / 027

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Hood)

About Texas

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Texas

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Texas

GNIS ID: 1779801

FIPS State: 48

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Fort Hood)

Footnotes ...

<1>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Fort Hood, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Fort Hood. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).