Lometa is a city in Lampasas County, Texas, home to about 812 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 76853.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lometa. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)83 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Austin, TX74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX122 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lometa; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lometa had 753 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1102nd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Lampasas County grew from 8,625 residents in 1900 to 21,627 in 2020.
Lampasas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 32.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lampasas, TX weather station (16 miles away).
4,290 jobs at 469 businesses in Lampasas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lometa.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Public schools here are run by Lometa ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lometa SchoolLometa | Pre-K–12 | 316 | Public | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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