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Welcome to Hays ...

The city of Hays is located in Hill Country.

Hays is located in Hays County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hays has a population of 269 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Hays is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Hays: 512 & 737<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hays had an population of 269 people. This is an increase of 23.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hays had a population of 217 people. This makes Hays the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 217 people, the population of Hays decreased 6.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 233 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hays ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Hays - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hays ...

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

  • Austin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Marcos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <5>
  • Lakeway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bee Cave
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dripping Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Lake Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
  • Wimberley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • The Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Woodcreek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people

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 Hays. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hays.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hays. See our Newspapers Page for Hays.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hays ...

Looking for more information about Hays? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hays, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hays.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hays, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hays.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hays - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Hays area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Hays area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.