Austin, Texas Colleges and Universities
Surrounding Areas: Cedar Creek, Del Valle, Elgin, Greenshores, Manchaca, Manor, Pershing, Pflugerville, Round Rock, West Lake Hills...
Surrounding ZIP Codes: 73301, 73344, 78612, 78617, 78621, 78652, 78653, 78660, 78664, 78683, 78691, 78701, 78789...
Located in Central Texas on the western edge of the American South, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 15th-largest in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006. Austin was selected as the No. 2 Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine in 2006, and No. 3 in 2009, also the "Greenest City in America" by MSN. According to CNN Headline News and Travel & Leisure magazine, Austin ranks No. 2 on the list of cities with the best people, referring to the personalities and attributes of the citizens. Austin was also voted America's #1 College Town by the Travel Channel. Today, Austin is home to many companies, high-tech and otherwise, including three Fortune 500 corporations, Dell, Whole Foods Market, and Freescale Semiconductor.










