| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 3 PO Box, 4 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 430 / 903 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:09 PM |
| Population: | 59,951 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48001 |
| CBSA: | Palestine, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,022 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 19 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.8294, -95.7284 |
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59,951 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 1,022 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 59,877 to 54,798 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.5% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 75853 (Montalba, $71,500 median) and poorest ZIP 75861 (Tennessee Colony, $54,224) are 6.4 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $163,200 in 75763 (Frankston) to $231,500 in 75853 (Montalba).
Density varies 68× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 75853 (Montalba) to 878 in 75886 (Tennessee Colony).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.4% bachelor's+ in 75886 (Tennessee Colony) to 31.1% in 75853 (Montalba) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #57 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #158 for median household income .
Hosts 4 single-entity Unique ZIPs: 75886Tenn Colony Prison Michael ; 75884Tenn Colony Prison Coffield ; 75882Powledge Prison ; and 75880Tenn Colony Prison Beto 1 .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,783 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,862 of 43,452 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 4 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
4 ZIP codes in this county serve a single facility — typically theme parks, universities, large corporations, airports, or government complexes.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75803 | Palestine | Standard | 21,770 | $61,794 | 333.5 | -7.5% |
| 75801 | Palestine | Standard | 17,531 | $56,787 | 199.4 | 6.2% |
| 75839 | Elkhart | Standard | 6,796 | $67,404 | 190.1 | 33.8% |
| 75763 | Frankston | Standard | 6,259 | $69,756 | 116.5 | 0.4% |
| 75884 | Tennessee Colony | Unique | 2,697 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 75886 | Tennessee Colony | Unique | 2,456 | — | 2.8 | — |
| 75861 | Tennessee Colony | Standard | 1,381 | $54,224 | 101.4 | -80.6% |
| 75853 | Montalba | Standard | 999 | $71,500 | 77.8 | -21.0% |
| 75779 | Neches | PO Box | 62 | — | 0.0 | -57.2% |
| 75882 | Palestine | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 75880 | Tennessee Colony | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 75802 | Palestine | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 75832 | Cayuga | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |