Roof repair & replacement · Georgetown, Texas

Roof repair and hail-damage roofing in Georgetown, TX

85 hail reports within 10 miles of Georgetown in 2016–2025^[1]. Get a roofer out to inspect before a small leak becomes a ceiling. Georgetown, in Williamson County — ZIPs 78626, 78628, 78633, counts 106,907 residents (2025 estimate)^[2].

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Georgetown roofing snapshot: the key figures

Population (2025 est.): 106,907^[2]+58.5% since 2020
County: Williamson^[2]
Land area: 58.9 sq mi^[3]
Population density: 1,814 / sq mi^[2]^[3]
Hail reports within 10 mi: 85^[1]2016–2025 · 61 at 1 inch or larger
Largest hail reported nearby: 4″^[1]Sep 24, 2023, 9.6 mi from city center
Months with the most hail reports: April and September^[1]2016–2025
Damaging-wind reports within 10 mi: 14^[1]peak 81 mph estimated · Apr 2, 2017
Median year homes were built: 2008^[4]the 7th-oldest of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover
Median home value: $429,100^[4]2020–2024
Detached single-family homes: 73%^[4]share of all housing units

What the local data means for roofing in Georgetown

Georgetown is one of the fastest-growing Austin-metro suburbs tracked here: 106,907 people (2025 estimate), up 58.5% since 2020^[2]. The city spans 58.9 square miles at 1,814 residents per square mile (the 10th densest) and sits entirely in Williamson County, served by ZIP codes 78626, 78628, 78633^[3].

With 85 hail reports within 10 miles in 2016–2025, roofs of every age take hits here — new architectural shingles beside twenty-year-old three-tabs, and hail doesn't check the install date.

3 ZIP codes cover Georgetown — 78626 (36% of the city's land), 78628 (34% of the city's land), 78633 (31% of the city's land)^[5].

The closest tracked neighbours are Round Rock (10.0 mi S), Leander (11.7 mi SW) and Liberty Hill (12.3 mi W)^[3].

Observers filed 85 hail reports within 10 miles of central Georgetown in 2016–2025, on 23 storm days across 9 years^[1] — the 5th-most of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover; Round Rock (118), Leander (88), and Liberty Hill (72) for comparison. 61 were severe-size, 1 inch or more^[6], and 21 reached golf-ball size (1.75″).

Biggest: 4.0-inch on Sep 24, 2023, 9.6 miles S of the center. Latest: May 16, 2025, 0.88-inch^[1]. Reports peak in April and September.

14 damaging-wind reports came from within 10 miles in 2016–2025, peaking at 81 mph (estimated) on Apr 2, 2017^[1]. 7 tornado reports also fall inside that radius^[1].

Half of Georgetown's homes were built before 2008^[4] — the 7th-oldest of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover (median years nearby: Round Rock (2002), Leander (2013), and Liberty Hill (2017)). Expect a mix of first replacements and newer warrantied roofs.

Median home value: $429,100 (the 7th-highest of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover); 73% of housing is detached houses^[4].

Measured against the 15 suburbs on this site, Georgetown records the 3rd-fewest damaging-wind reports nearby (14)^[1].

Hail reports within 10 miles of Georgetown, 2016–2025

Largest reports
Date	Size	Distance
Sep 24, 2023	4″	9.6 mi
Sep 24, 2023	3.5″	8.9 mi
Sep 24, 2023	3″	9.6 mi
Sep 24, 2023	2.75″	7.5 mi
May 27, 2020	2.75″	2.9 mi

Each dot is one hail report, sized by hail diameter, placed relative to the city center. Rings: 5 and 10 miles.^[1]

roofing help in Georgetown: what to do next

Roof repair & replacement contractors taking requests around Georgetown cover ZIP codes 78626, 78628, 78633.

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Before you call: after a hail or wind storm

Whose roof is it? Georgetown homes by building type

Most Georgetown homes stand alone (73%^[4] detached), so the roof — and the call on repair versus replacement — usually rests with the owner.

After detached houses, the biggest group is 50 or more units: 2,675 of 37,206 housing units^[4].

Georgetown's 37,206 housing units by building type, 2020–2024^[4]
Building type	Units	Share	Margin of error
Detached house	27,335	73.5%	±770
Attached house (townhouse, rowhouse)	1,367	3.7%	±269
Duplex (2 units)	1,075	2.9%	±315
3–4 units	1,312	3.5%	±304
5–9 units	960	2.6%	±250
10–19 units	1,151	3.1%	±229
20–49 units	1,054	2.8%	±246
50 or more units	2,675	7.2%	±463
Mobile home	277	0.7%	±108

Margins of error are the Census Bureau’s 90% intervals; small categories in small cities are rough.

The Georgetown numbers behind this page

How Georgetown stacks up against the median suburb we cover (median of 15)^[1]^[4]
Measure	Georgetown	Median of 15	Difference
Hail reports (10 mi)	85	56	29 more
Damaging-wind reports (10 mi)	14	24	10 fewer
Built 2010 or later	45%	50%	5 pts lower
Median home value	$429,100	$420,000	2% higher
Detached single-family	73%	74%	about the same
Median year built	2008	2010	2 years older
Owner-occupied	69%	69%	same as median

Sorted by largest difference. Each median is the middle value across the covered Austin-area suburbs, from the same sources.

Georgetown and nearby suburbs, side by side^[1]^[4]^[3]
City	Hail reports ≤10 mi	1 inch or larger	Largest	Median year built
Georgetown	85	61	4″	2008
Round Rock 10.0 mi	118	97	4″	2002
Leander 11.7 mi	88	69	3.5″	2013
Liberty Hill 12.3 mi	72	54	3″	2017
Hutto 12.8 mi	75	62	4″	2010
Cedar Park 13.0 mi	111	93	4″	2005

Most recent hail reports within 10 miles of Georgetown^[1]
Date	Size	Where
May 16, 2025	0.88″	9.4 mi SW
May 16, 2025	1″	7.6 mi SW
May 5, 2025	0.75″	9.1 mi W
May 5, 2025	0.75″	5.8 mi W
Apr 30, 2025	0.75″	4.1 mi E
Apr 22, 2025	1″	7.2 mi S
Apr 22, 2025	2.5″	6.1 mi SE
Apr 22, 2025	1.25″	6.2 mi SE
Apr 22, 2025	1.5″	4.5 mi SE
Apr 22, 2025	1″	6.2 mi SE

Most recent damaging-wind reports within 10 miles^[1]
Date	Wind	Distance
May 5, 2023	60 mph (est.)	5.9 mi
Mar 2, 2023	59 mph	1.4 mi
May 24, 2022	64 mph (est.)	9.1 mi
Mar 21, 2022	64 mph (est.)	9.9 mi
Jul 28, 2021	70 mph (est.)	2.0 mi
Apr 24, 2019	60 mph (est.)	4.0 mi

Hail reports near Georgetown by month, 2016–2025^[1]
Month	Reports
January	1
March	11
April	30
May	17
June	3
September	20
October	2
December	1

When Georgetown's 37,206 housing units were built^[4]
Built	Units	Share	Margin of error
2020 or later	4,415	11.9%	±542
2010 to 2019	12,145	32.6%	±886
2000 to 2009	9,007	24.2%	±665
1990 to 1999	5,284	14.2%	±554
1980 to 1989	2,975	8.0%	±384
1970 to 1979	1,621	4.4%	±291
1960 to 1969	614	1.7%	±198
1950 to 1959	227	0.6%	±96
1940 to 1949	340	0.9%	±121
1939 or earlier	578	1.6%	±206

ACS 2020–2024 estimates; margins of error are the Census Bureau's 90% intervals.

ZIP code areas covering Georgetown^[5]
ZIP (ZCTA)	Share of Georgetown's land	Share of the ZIP inside the city
78626	36%	23%
78628	34%	30%
78633	31%	22%

Common Georgetown roofing questions

How often does hail hit near Georgetown?

On 23 days in 2016–2025, in 9 different years^[1].

When is hail season in Georgetown?

Nearby reports peak in April and September^[1].

Which Georgetown areas do these roofers cover?

ZIP 78626, 78628, and 78633^[5], Williamson County. Close by: Round Rock (10.0 mi), Leander (11.7 mi), and Liberty Hill (12.3 mi)^[3].

Storm disaster declarations for Williamson County?

10 storm-related declarations since 2000, including Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4879, 2025), Severe Winter Storm (DR-4705, 2023), and Severe Winter Storms (DR-4586, 2021)^[7].

A lot of Georgetown homes predate 1980 — what does that mean for roof work?

9% of Georgetown's housing units were built before 1980, 3.1% before 1960^[4] — the 5th-highest share of the 15 Austin-area suburbs we cover. Older houses are more likely to be on a second or later roof; ask whether a quote includes tearing off every existing layer and checking the decking underneath.

Sources

Data pulled Sep 28, 2026. Full citations and method.