| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:53 PM |
| Population: | 1,334 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48101 |
| Land Area: | 1,156 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.0537, -100.3708 |
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1,334 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 1,156 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,548 to 1,273 from 2014 to 2024 — a -17.8% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79248 (Paducah, $49,028 median) and poorest ZIP 79248 (Paducah, $49,028) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Within Texas, this is the #238 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #234 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,028 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (206 of 885 reporting).
2 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Cottle County lost 13.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: