City of Big Spring The Municipal Auditorium in Big Spring Nickname(s): "The Spring City" Coordinates: 32°14′36″N 101°28′31″W Country United States State Texas County Howard Government • Type Council-Manager • City Council Mayor Larry McLellan Raul Marquez Jr. Carmen Harbour Justin Myers Steve Waggoner Raul Benevidas Jim DePauw • City Manager[9] Todd Darden Area • Total 19.2 sq mi (49.7 km2) • Land 19.1 sq mi (49.5 km2) • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) Elevation 157 ft (48 m) Population (2010) • Total 27,291 • Estimate (2013)[12] 345,012 • Rank 1st in Orange County 10th in California 56th in the United States • Density 1,320/sq mi (509.8/km2) Time zone CST (UTC−6) • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−6) ZIP codes[13] 79720-79721 Area codes 432 FIPS code 48-08236[1] GNIS feature IDs 1330654[2] Website myBigSpring.com