| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:13 PM |
| Population: | 11,648 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48111 |
| Land Area: | 2,621 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.2527, -102.6053 |
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11,648 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 2,621 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 12,140 to 11,648 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79022 (Dalhart, $72,286 median) and poorest ZIP 79087 (Texline, $69,135) are 28.6 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $102,600 in 79087 (Texline) to $172,000 in 79022 (Dalhart).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 79087 (Texline) to 5 in 79022 (Dalhart).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.8% bachelor's+ in 79022 (Dalhart) to 28.0% in 79087 (Texline) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #156 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #98 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,066 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,192 of 7,611 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 1 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.