Austin: Fast Facts

• Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
• Area Code(s): 512
• Capital: State of Texas
• City Rank (TX): 4th (2007 est.)
• City Rank (US): 16th (2007 est.)
• Climate: Hot, humid summers with temperatures frequently exceeding 100F; mild, dry winters with rare snowfall
• County: Travis, also parts of Williamson and Hays
• Elevation: 489 ft.
• Founded: About 1835 as a settlement named Waterloo
• GPS: 30.27N, 97.74W
• Government (local): City of Austin
• Government (state): State of Texas
• Government (US): House of Representatives 21st District (downtown)
• Government (US): Senate
• Incorporated: December 1839
• Location: Central Texas to the east of the Texas Hill Country along the banks of the Colorado River (see map below)
• Nickname(s): Live Music Capital of the World
• Sports Teams: None (see note below)
• State: Texas (TX)
• Time Zone: CST (GMT -6)
• Zip Code(s): 78767 (city hall)

Other facts

• Named capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839
• Largest city in the US without a major professional sports franchise

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