Leon County, Texas
County seat: Centerville · Population 16,894 (2025) · 1,073 sq mi
Leon County is the 136th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 16,894 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Centerville. It is part of the Central Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Leon County facts
- County seat
- Centerville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 16,894 +7.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,073 sq mi 53rd largest of 254
- Water area
- 8 sq mi
- Population density
- 16 per sq mi
- Established
- 1846
- Named after
- Martín De León, grey wolf
- Largest city
- Buffalo 1,906
- Median household income
- $61,449
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48289
Cities and towns in Leon County
Leon County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Leon County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | City | 1,906 | |
| Centerville (county seat) | City | 1,006 | |
| Jewett | City | 845 | |
| Normangee | Town | 499 | Madison County |
| Oakwood | Town | 376 | Freestone County |
| Marquez | City | 199 | |
| Leona | City | 173 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Lakes | 797 |
ZIP codes in Leon County
8 ZIP codes reach into Leon County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 75831 also Freestone County
- 75833
- 75846 also Limestone County
- 75850
- 75855 also Freestone County
- 77855
- 77865
- 77871 also Madison County
Population of Leon County, 2020–2025
Leon County grew by 1,132 people (+7.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 299 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,434 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 15,775 |
| 2021 | 16,048 |
| 2022 | 16,219 |
| 2023 | 16,574 |
| 2024 | 16,739 |
| 2025 | 16,894 |
Neighboring counties
- Houston County east · 22,316 people
- Robertson County southwest · 17,839 people
- Madison County south · 14,226 people
- Freestone County north · 20,811 people
- Anderson County northeast · 59,805 people
- Limestone County northwest · 22,849 people
- Brazos County south · 249,088 people
Printable Leon 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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