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Welcome to Horizon City ...

The city of Horizon City is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Horizon City is located in El Paso County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Horizon City has a population of 19,645 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Horizon City is 4,020 feet [1,225 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Horizon City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Horizon City and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Horizon City: 915

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Horizon City had an population of 19,645 people. This is an increase of 17.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 275.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Horizon City had a population of 16,735 people (or 11.13% of the total population of El Paso County). This makes Horizon City the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Horizon City represents 0.07% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 146th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,735 people, the population of Horizon City increased 219.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,233 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Horizon City.

Communities near Horizon City ...

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

  • El Paso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • San Elizario
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clint is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <4>
  • Socorro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Belen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Belen is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Morning Glory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Homestead Meadows South
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Homestead Meadows North
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Homestead Meadows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Homestead Meadows is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows
  • Butterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Butterfield is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horizon City ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including El Paso, 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 Horizon City.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horizon City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.