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Welcome to Liberty Hill ...

The city of Liberty Hill is located in Hill Country.

Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Liberty Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Liberty Hill has a population of 2,973 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Liberty Hill: 512 & 737<4>

The ZIP code for Liberty Hill: 78642<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Liberty Hill had an population of 2,973 people. This is an increase of 207.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 111% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Liberty Hill had a population of 967 people. This makes Liberty Hill the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 967 people, the population of Liberty Hill decreased 31.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,409 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Liberty Hill.

Communities Also Named Liberty Hill ...

While we believe that this Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Liberty Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hill, Houston, Milam, San Jacinto and Titus County.

Beyond Texas, there are 38 communities that are also named Liberty Hill - they are located in Alabama (5), Connecticut, Georgia (3), Illinois, Louisiana (2), Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (10), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Liberty Hill ...

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

  • Round Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Leander
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Lago Vista
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Burnet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Briarcliff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bertram
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liberty Hill ...

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

Adding Liberty Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Liberty Hill 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 (so far) for Liberty Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Liberty Hill post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liberty Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Williamson, 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 Liberty Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Liberty Hill - 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 Liberty Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Liberty Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Liberty Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Liberty Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/