| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:10 PM |
| Population: | 7,248 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48017 |
| Land Area: | 664 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.9814, -102.7992 |
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7,248 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 664 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,482 to 7,248 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79347 (Muleshoe, $66,792 median) and poorest ZIP 79347 (Muleshoe, $66,792) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Density varies 8× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 79324 (Enochs) to 12 in 79347 (Muleshoe).
Within Texas, this is the #181 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #132 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,792 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (710 of 4,393 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.