Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock, Texas
City
Downtown Lubbock in 2013
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Nickname:  Hub City
Interactive map of Lubbock
Coordinates: 33°35′06″N 101°50′42″W / 33.58500°N 101.84500°W / 33.58500; -101.84500
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Lubbock
Settled	1889
Incorporated	March 16, 1909
Named for	Thomas Saltus Lubbock
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Mark McBrayer
• City Council	Christy Martinez Gordon Harris David Glasheen Brayden Rose Jennifer Wilson Tim Collins
• City manager	W. Jarrett Atkinson
Area [1]
• City	135.85 sq mi (351.85 km2)
• Land	134.60 sq mi (348.63 km2)
• Water	1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,202 ft (976 m)
Population  (2023)[3]
• City	266,878
• Rank	84th in the United States 10th in Texas
• Density	2,000/sq mi (760/km2)
• Urban [4]	272,280 (US: 150th)
• Urban density	2,562.1/sq mi (989.2/km2)
• Metro [5]	360,104 (US: 155th)
• CSA [5]	396,955 (US: 103rd)
Demonym	Lubbockite
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	79401-79416, 79423, 79424, 79430, 79452, 79453, 79457, 79464, 79490, 79491, 79493, 79499
Area code	806
FIPS code	48-45000[3]
GNIS feature ID	1374760[2]
Website	ci.lubbock.tx.us

Lubbock is a city in the United States. It is in the state of Texas. More than 250,000 people live there.

It is the home of Texas Tech University.

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