Lake Worth, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Fort Worth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76135. It lies near Willow Island. The Survey maps it on the Lake Worth quadrangle. 4,711 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 643 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLake Worth grew from 4,584 to 4,711 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,584 | |
| 2020 | 4,711 | +127 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Haltom City quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Lake Worth quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Lake Worth quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
229 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 229 fires within 5 miles of Lake Worth between 2005 and 2020, burning about 325 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 195 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHERMAN |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITE SETTLEMENT |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NW 820 |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HODGKINS |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACKSBORO |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACKSBORO |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NW 20TH |
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E IH 820 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lake Worth: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Portland Inc Ft Worth Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lake Side Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bajemi Corp. Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Williams Pit | Silica | Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Worth in 21 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 10 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Lake Worth | $300,000 | High water was reported in Lake Worth on Jacksboro Highway from Boat Club Road to Interstate 820. Flooding was also reported at the insection of Alta Vista Road and Golden Triangle north of Fort Worth, and over Denton Highway and Broadway Road in Haltom City. Homes which were flooded recently were flooded again. Cars were submerged up to their windows near Interstate 820 in Haltom City. Fort Worth responded to about 75 reports of high water. |
| September 2010 | Lightning | Lake Worth | $200,000 | A lightning strike started a fire at a home in the 3900 block of Estrella Court in northwest Fort Worth. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Worth | $15,000 | Shingles were damaged on many roofs in the Lake Worth area. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lake Worth | $10,000 | Penny to golfball sized hail fell over Lake Worth for 5 minutes. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Lake Worth | $10,000 | A home near Boat Club Road and Caballo Street was struck by lightning and sustained moderate damage. The lightning bolt entered through the roof and emerged through the laundry room. No possessions in the home were lost. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Lake Worth | $10,000 | A high water rescue was required at White Settlement Road and also on Jacksboro Highway near Loop 820. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Worth | $8,000 | A 64 MPH wind gust was reported at Huffines Blvd and 10 Mile Bridge Road near Marine Creek Lake in northwest Fort Worth. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Worth | $8,000 | A COOP Observer measured 75 mph winds on Boat Club Road in Lake Worth. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Worth | $5,000 | A social media report indicated damage at a Tarrant Community College Northwest Campus building. |
| December 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Lake Worth | $1,000 | The parent mesocyclone that impacted the NAS JRB continued moving off to the northeast, developing another tornado that mainly impacted the Marion Sansom Park. Damage was confined to trees, with a few trees snapped near the top of the trunk. The tornado crossed Roberts Cut Off Rd, causing more tree damage and minor fence damage before dissipating as it entered the city of Sansom Park. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Lake Worth | $1,000 | Quarter sized hail fell for 10 minutes in Lake Worth. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Worth | $500 | Large tree limbs were broken off on NW 28th Street near Meacham Blvd in Fort Worth. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Lake Worth | - | Report of 1 inch hail from mPING. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Lake Worth | - | Quarter size hail was reported a few times in Sansom Park via mPing. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Lake Worth | - | Fort Worth Fire and Rescue was working 25 high water calls at 10 AM CDT. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Lake Worth | - | Amateur radio reported half-dollar sized hail near the intersection of Azle Avenue and Loop 820 in the city of Lake Worth, TX. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Lake Worth | - | A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail at Loop 820 and Jacksboro Highway. |
| December 2014 | Hail | Lake Worth | - | Hail up to the size of dimes fell in Lake Worth. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Lake Worth | - | Dime-size hail occurred in western Tarrant County 3 miles west of Benbrook on Interstate 20. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Lake Worth | - | Hail nickel- to quarter-size fell at WSFO Fort Worth, at the intersection of North Beach Street and Loop 820. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lake Worth | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sansom Park | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeside | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| White Settlement | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| River Oaks | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Westworth | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Crest Estates | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Westover Hills | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Castle Hill Estate | 5.7 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lake Worth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q977384 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1339528. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






