Welcome to Lampasas ...

The city of Lampasas is located in Hill Country.

Lampasas is located in Lampasas County<1> and is the County Seat for Lampasas County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lampasas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lampasas has a population of 7,980 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lampasas is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lampasas is within the (512) area code.

The ZIP code for Lampasas: 76550<4>

Websites for Lampasas ...

Official Website: www.cityoflampasas.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lampasas had an population of 7,980 people. This is an increase of 19.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lampasas had a population of 6,681 people (or 33.95% of the total population of Lampasas County). This makes Lampasas the county's most populous community.

The population of Lampasas represents 0.03% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 275th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,681 people, the population of Lampasas decreased 1.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,786 people).

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

Communities near Lampasas ...

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

• Copperas Cove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperas Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cove
  • Copperas Cove is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copperas Cove <6>
• Kempner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempner
  • Kempner is located in Lampasas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempner <6>
• Lometa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lometa
  • Lometa is located in Lampasas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lometa <6>
• Naruna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
  • Naruna is located in Burnet County
• Nix
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Nix is located in Lampasas County
• Izoro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izoro
  • Izoro is located in Lampasas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Izoro <6>
• Senterfitt ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senterfitt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
• Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Bend is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <6>
• Briggs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
  • Briggs is located in Burnet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggs <6>
• Silver Creek Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
  • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lampasas. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lampasas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lampasas ...

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

Adding Lampasas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lampasas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lampasas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lampasas post office opened in 1857.

We also found Lampasas in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lampasas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lampasas: www.cityoflampasas.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/