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Welcome to Jonestown ...

The city of Jonestown is located in Hill Country.

Jonestown is located in Travis County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jonestown has a population of 2,097 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Jonestown is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Jonestown: 512 & 737<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jonestown had an population of 2,097 people. This is an increase of 14.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jonestown had a population of 1,834 people. This makes Jonestown the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,834 people, the population of Jonestown increased 9.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,681 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jonestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Jonestown - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Mississippi (4), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jonestown ...

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

  • Austin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leander
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Leander is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <5>
  • Pflugerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lakeway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lago Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bee Cave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonestown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, 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 Jonestown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonestown - 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 Jonestown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Jonestown 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.