| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:10 PM |
| Population: | 22,729 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48019 |
| CBSA: | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
| Land Area: | 766 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.7459, -99.2410 |
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22,729 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 766 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,157 to 22,729 from 2014 to 2024 — a +12.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78055 (Medina, $85,345 median) and poorest ZIP 78883 (Tarpley, $40,491) are 9.4 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $242,700 in 78003 (Bandera) to $414,300 in 78883 (Tarpley).
Density varies 21× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 78883 (Tarpley) to 87 in 78063 (Pipe Creek).
Educational attainment ranges from 25.0% bachelor's+ in 78003 (Bandera) to 41.5% in 78883 (Tarpley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #107 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #110 for median household income with the #51 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $77,271 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,645 of 17,417 reporting).
5 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.