| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 254 / 325 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:52 PM |
| Population: | 12,873 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48093 |
| Land Area: | 705 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.9265, -98.5151 |
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12,873 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 705 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 12,458 to 12,873 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76452 (Energy , $141,528 median) and poorest ZIP 76455 (Gustine, $56,346) are 3.2 miles apart — a 2.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 10.9× across this county — from $115,800 in 76444 (De Leon) to $1,263,400 in 76452 (Energy ).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 76455 (Gustine) to 27 in 76444 (De Leon).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.6% bachelor's+ in 76474 (Sidney) to 25.3% in 76455 (Gustine) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #147 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #50 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,302 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,921 of 8,867 reporting).
4 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.