Levelland, Texas

Levelland, Texas
City
Mallet Event Center and Rodeo Arena
Mallet Event Center and Rodeo Arena
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Map of Texas
Levelland
Coordinates: 33°35′14″N 102°22′41″W / 33.58722°N 102.37806°W / 33.58722; -102.37806[1]
Country United States
State Texas
CountyHockley
RegionLlano Estacado
Established1921
Area
[2]
 • Total
10.21 sq mi (26.45 km2)
 • Land10.21 sq mi (26.44 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3,520 ft (1,070 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
12,652
 • Density1,239.18/sq mi (478.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
ZIP code
79336, 79338
Area code806
FIPS code48-42448
GNIS feature ID1361113
Websitewww.levellandtexas.org

Levelland is a city and the county seat of Hockley County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,652,[3] down from 13,542 at the 2010 census.[4] It is located on the Llano Estacado, 30 miles (48 km) west of Lubbock. Major industries include cotton farming and petroleum production. It is the home of South Plains College. Levelland is the principal city of the Levelland micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Hockley County and part of the larger Lubbock–Levelland combined statistical area. Levelland was so named on account of the flat land at the town site.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Levelland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names". Click2Houston. August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.