| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:52 PM |
| Population: | 39,506 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48097 |
| CBSA: | Gainesville, TX |
| Land Area: | 712 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 23 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.5883, -97.2710 |
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39,506 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 712 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 36,370 to 39,506 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76238 (Era, $96,667 median) and poorest ZIP 76253 (Myra, $69,952) are 10.8 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $176,300 in 76253 (Myra) to $362,100 in 76272 (Valley View).
Density varies 2863× across the county — from 15 people/sq mi in 76238 (Era) to 43,774 in 76253 (Myra).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.3% bachelor's+ in 76272 (Valley View) to 31.8% in 76252 (Muenster) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #80 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #15 for median household income with the #70 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,450 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,411 of 26,617 reporting).
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76240 | Gainesville | Standard | 29,419 | $71,502 | 352.2 | 9.1% |
| 76272 | Valley View | Standard | 5,335 | $81,174 | 120.4 | 16.0% |
| 76252 | Muenster | Standard | 2,947 | $94,444 | 185.0 | -1.8% |
| 76250 | Lindsay | Standard | 881 | $90,625 | 5.4 | -7.6% |
| 76238 | Era | Standard | 657 | $96,667 | 43.0 | 34.1% |
| 76253 | Myra | PO Box | 232 | $69,952 | 0.0 | -19.2% |
| 76263 | Rosston | Standard | 35 | $178,182 | 6.5 | -52.1% |
| 76241 | Gainesville | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |