| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 361 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:51 PM |
| Population: | 7,248 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48047 |
| CBSA: | Alice, TX |
| Land Area: | 945 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 27.0270, -98.1932 |
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7,248 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 945 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,379 to 7,248 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.8% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78355 (Falfurrias, $48,828 median) and poorest ZIP 78355 (Falfurrias, $48,828) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Density varies 16× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 78353 (Encino) to 15 in 78355 (Falfurrias).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.5% bachelor's+ in 78355 (Falfurrias) to 28.0% in 78353 (Encino) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #181 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #237 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,828 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (901 of 5,188 reporting).
2 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.