| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 254 / 325 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:51 PM |
| Population: | 38,363 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48049 |
| CBSA: | Brownwood, TX |
| Land Area: | 978 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.7349, -98.9598 |
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38,363 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 978 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 38,001 to 38,363 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.0% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76802 (Early, $70,714 median) and poorest ZIP 76857 (May, $51,152) are 15.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $139,600 in 76823 (Bangs) to $216,700 in 76432 (Blanket).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 76827 (Brookesmith) to 70 in 76801 (Brownwood).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.7% bachelor's+ in 76827 (Brookesmith) to 26.8% in 76802 (Early) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #81 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #175 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,279 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 (5,440 of 27,087 reporting).
7 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76801 | Brownwood | Standard | 25,146 | $54,231 | 359.3 | 1.7% |
| 76802 | Early | Standard | 5,415 | $70,714 | 101.9 | -4.4% |
| 76823 | Bangs | Standard | 2,785 | $55,156 | 89.8 | -12.4% |
| 76857 | May | Standard | 2,024 | $51,152 | 123.7 | 8.2% |
| 76432 | Blanket | Standard | 1,459 | $69,688 | 116.1 | 16.7% |
| 76890 | Zephyr | Standard | 803 | $62,411 | 84.1 | -17.1% |
| 76827 | Brookesmith | Standard | 731 | — | 103.3 | 113.1% |
| 76804 | Brownwood | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 76803 | Early | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |