| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 936 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:50 PM |
| Population: | 87,377 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48005 |
| CBSA: | Lufkin, TX |
| Land Area: | 924 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 67 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2928, -94.6942 |
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87,377 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 924 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 87,822 to 87,313 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 75969 (Pollok, $84,063 median) and poorest ZIP 75980 (Zavalla, $45,439) are 39.8 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $94,500 in 75980 (Zavalla) to $185,000 in 75904 (Lufkin).
Density varies 20× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 75980 (Zavalla) to 227 in 75904 (Lufkin).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.8% bachelor's+ in 75980 (Zavalla) to 21.2% in 75901 (Lufkin) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #46 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #194 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,107 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (10,322 of 57,603 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Lufkin.
6 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75904 | Lufkin | Standard | 34,462 | $60,205 | 151.9 | 4.0% |
| 75901 | Lufkin | Standard | 28,234 | $62,966 | 164.2 | -7.4% |
| 75949 | Huntington | Standard | 9,138 | $63,047 | 217.8 | 26.9% |
| 75941 | Diboll | Standard | 8,461 | $59,593 | 82.6 | -18.5% |
| 75969 | Pollok | Standard | 4,479 | $84,063 | 84.2 | 20.7% |
| 75980 | Zavalla | Standard | 2,539 | $45,439 | 223.1 | -11.9% |
| 75903 | Lufkin | PO Box | 64 | $30,000 | 0.0 | — |
| 75902 | Lufkin | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 75915 | Lufkin | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |