Copperas Cove, Texas

Copperas Cove, Texas
City
Downtown Copperas Cove (prior to 2010)
Seal
Nickname:  City of Five Hills
Motto:  "The City Built for Family Living"
Location of Copperas Cove in Texas
Coordinates: 31°7′11″N 97°54′6″W / 31.11972°N 97.90167°W / 31.11972; -97.90167
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Coryell, Lampasas, Bell
Founded	March 25, 1879
Incorporated	1913
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• City Council	Mayor Dan Yancey Joann Courtland Fred Chavez Jay Manning Dianne Campbell Vonya Hart Jack Smith
• City Manager	Ryan Haverlah
Area [1]
• Total	18.04 sq mi (46.71 km2)
• Land	18.03 sq mi (46.71 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,093 ft (333 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	36,670
• Density	2,000/sq mi (790/km2)
• Demonym	Covite
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76522
Area code	254
FIPS code	48-16624[2]
GNIS feature ID	1354974[3]
Website	www.copperascovetx.gov

Copperas Cove /ˈkɒpərəs/ is a city located in central Texas at the southern corner of Coryell County with smaller portions in Lampasas and Bell counties. Founded in 1879 as a small ranching and farming community, today the city is the largest in Coryell County, with 36,670 at 2020. The city's economy is closely linked to nearby Fort Cavazos (formerly known as Fort Hood), making it part of the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Locals usually refer to the town as just "Cove".