| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:11 PM |
| Population: | 5,416 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48065 |
| CBSA: | Amarillo, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,287 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.4519, -101.2501 |
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5,416 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,287 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,635 to 5,416 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79097 (White Deer, $88,182 median) and poorest ZIP 79080 (Skellytown, $55,313) are 20.4 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.0× across this county — from $41,700 in 79080 (Skellytown) to $165,300 in 79068 (Panhandle).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 79080 (Skellytown) to 9 in 79097 (White Deer).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.9% bachelor's+ in 79080 (Skellytown) to 32.7% in 79068 (Panhandle) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #193 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #76 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $81,464 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 (1,006 of 3,765 reporting).
4 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.