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City of Austin
Seal
Nickname(s): Live Music Capital of the World, The ATX, City of the Violet Crown,
Location in the state of Texas
Coordinates: 30°16′2″N 97°45′50″W / 30.26722°N 97.76389°W / 30.26722; -97.76389
Country
United States
State
Texas
County
Travis
Williamson
Hays
Settled
1835
Incorporated
December 27, 1839
Government
- Type
Manager-Council
- Mayor
Will Wynn
- City Manager
Marc Ott
Area
- City
296.2 sq mi (767.28 km2)
- Land
251.5 sq mi (651.4 km2)
- Water
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km2)
- Metro
4,285.7 sq mi (11,099.91 km2)
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Population (2007)
- City
743,074 (16th)
- Density
2,396.3/sq mi (925.21/km2)
- Metro
1,652,602 (July '08)
- Demonym
Austinite
Time zone
CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)
CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code
78701-78705, 78708-78739, 78741-78742, 78744-78769
Area code(s)
512
FIPS code
48-05000
GNIS feature ID
1384879
Website
www.ci.austin.tx.us
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