Lee County, Texas
County seat: Giddings · Population 18,729 (2025) · 629 sq mi
Lee County is the 130th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 18,729 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Giddings. It is part of the Capital region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Lee County facts
- County seat
- Giddings
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 18,729 +7.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 629 sq mi 226th largest of 254
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 30 per sq mi
- Established
- 1874
- Named after
- Robert E. Lee Confederate States general (1807–1870)
- Largest city
- Giddings 5,425
- Median household income
- $76,371
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48287
Cities and towns in Lee County
Lee County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lee County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giddings (county seat) | City | 5,425 | |
| Lexington | Town | 1,342 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Dime Box | 145 |
ZIP codes in Lee County
9 ZIP codes reach into Lee County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 77853
- 78621 also Bastrop, Travis and Williamson counties
- 78650 also Bastrop County
- 78659 also Bastrop County
- 78942 also Fayette and Bastrop counties
- 78945 also Fayette and Bastrop counties
- 78946 also Fayette and Washington counties
- 78947
- 78948
Population of Lee County, 2020–2025
Lee County grew by 1,249 people (+7.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 53 more births than deaths and a net gain of 1,182 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17,504 |
| 2021 | 17,685 |
| 2022 | 17,972 |
| 2023 | 18,259 |
| 2024 | 18,501 |
| 2025 | 18,729 |
Neighboring counties
- Burleson County northeast · 20,549 people
- Bastrop County southwest · 118,908 people
- Washington County east · 38,288 people
- Fayette County south · 25,459 people
- Milam County north · 26,258 people
- Williamson County northwest · 752,827 people
Printable Lee County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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