| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 430 / 903 / 936 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:52 PM |
| Population: | 42,508 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48073 |
| CBSA: | Jacksonville, TX |
| Land Area: | 877 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.8226, -95.1530 |
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42,508 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 877 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 44,144 to 42,508 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 75759 (Cuney, $250,001 median) and poorest ZIP 75766 (Jacksonville, $51,394) are 13.9 miles apart — a 4.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $66,400 in 75976 (Wells) to $165,000 in 75785 (Rusk).
Density varies 22× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 75925 (Alto) to 339 in 75759 (Cuney).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.8% bachelor's+ in 75780 (New Summerfield ) to 29.8% in 75784 (Reklaw) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #75 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #22 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,518 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,266 of 28,199 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 4.9× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75766 | Jacksonville | Standard | 25,850 | $51,394 | 322.2 | -2.2% |
| 75785 | Rusk | Standard | 10,705 | $65,000 | 281.4 | -0.9% |
| 75925 | Alto | Standard | 3,657 | $60,811 | 233.1 | -14.2% |
| 75976 | Wells | PO Box | 912 | $62,857 | 5.4 | -8.0% |
| 75784 | Reklaw | Standard | 531 | $64,545 | 33.6 | -45.6% |
| 75780 | New Summerfield | PO Box | 373 | — | 0.0 | -14.4% |
| 75759 | Cuney | PO Box | 278 | $250,001 | 0.8 | 109.0% |
| 75764 | Gallatin | PO Box | 202 | $77,614 | 0.0 | 68.3% |
| 75772 | Maydelle | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |