| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:50 PM |
| Population: | 6,170 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48009 |
| CBSA: | Wichita Falls, TX |
| Land Area: | 641 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 18 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.5823, -98.6639 |
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6,170 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 641 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,457 to 6,170 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76389 (Windthorst, $98,750 median) and poorest ZIP 76351 (Archer City, $46,484) are 10.6 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $78,600 in 76370 (Megargel) to $229,200 in 76389 (Windthorst).
Density varies 433× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 76366 (Holliday) to 2,985 in 76370 (Megargel).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.8% bachelor's+ in 76351 (Archer City) to 39.3% in 76370 (Megargel) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #189 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #91 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,820 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (853 of 4,240 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 2 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.