Leander, Texas

Leander, Texas
Leander city limit
Location of Leander, Texas
Coordinates: 30°34′44″N 97°51′11″W / 30.57889°N 97.85306°W / 30.57889; -97.85306
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesWilliamson, Travis
IncorporatedJanuary 21, 1978
Government
  TypeCouncil-manager
  MayorChristine DeLisle
  City managerTodd Parton
Area
  Total
37.70 sq mi (97.65 km2)
  Land37.50 sq mi (97.13 km2)
  Water0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation
1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
59,202
  Estimate 
(2024)
87,511
  Density1,160.6/sq mi (448.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
78641, 78646
Area code512 & 737
FIPS code48-42016
GNIS feature ID2410812
Websitehttp://www.leandertx.gov/

Leander (/liˈændər/ lee-AN-dər) is a city in Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 59,202 at the 2020 census and 87,511 at the 2024 census estimate. A suburb just north of Austin, and part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area, it was the fastest-growing city in the United States between 2018 and 2019.