Welcome to Waco ...The city of Waco is located Waco is located in McLennan County<1> and is the County Seat for McLennan County. The pronunciation of Waco: WAY-co<2> The community of Waco was established in 1849. When the people of Waco refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Wacoite<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waco has a population of 139,539 people<4> (see below for details). Waco is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Waco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Waco: 254 The ZIP codes for Waco: 76701-76708, 76710-76712, 76714-76716, 76797-76799<6> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waco had an population of 139,539 people. This is an increase of 11.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.7% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Waco had a population of 124,805 people (or 52.9% of the total population of McLennan County). This makes Waco the county's most populous community. The population of Waco represents 0.5% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 22nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 124,805 people, the population of Waco increased 9.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 113,726 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Waco. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Waco - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waco. Official Website: www.waco-texas.com/ Chamber of Commerce: www.wacochamber.com/ Junior League: www.jlwaco.org/ We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waco. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waco. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waco. 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 Waco. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waco. Our list includes 123 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waco. Looking for more information about Waco? 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 Waco, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waco. We originally found mention of Waco 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 Waco was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waco.
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