| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (1 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:13 PM |
| Population: | 18,189 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48117 |
| CBSA: | Hereford, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,165 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.8721, -102.3344 |
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18,189 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 1,165 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,633 to 18,189 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.4% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79045 (Hereford, $60,543 median) and poorest ZIP 79045 (Hereford, $60,543) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Within Texas, this is the #131 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #176 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,543 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,151 of 10,573 reporting).
1 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.
Deaf Smith County lost 7.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024.