| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 254 / 325 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:54 PM |
| Population: | 18,516 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48133 |
| Land Area: | 1,307 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.3206, -98.7899 |
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18,516 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,307 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,166 to 18,516 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76435 (Carbon, $76,667 median) and poorest ZIP 76454 (Gorman, $36,354) are 9.1 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $81,100 in 76470 (Ranger) to $183,000 in 76448 (Eastland).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 76445 (Desdemona) to 37 in 76448 (Eastland).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.1% bachelor's+ in 76445 (Desdemona) to 34.0% in 76466 (Olden) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #127 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #202 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,460 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,777 of 12,750 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76437 | Cisco | Standard | 5,882 | $60,923 | 424.2 | 4.1% |
| 76448 | Eastland | Standard | 5,100 | $57,122 | 138.4 | -5.2% |
| 76470 | Ranger | Standard | 3,218 | $39,434 | 290.6 | -9.4% |
| 76471 | Rising Star | Standard | 1,484 | $54,773 | 176.7 | -24.8% |
| 76454 | Gorman | Standard | 1,320 | $36,354 | 118.8 | -16.3% |
| 76435 | Carbon | Standard | 726 | $76,667 | 102.8 | 34.4% |
| 76466 | Olden | PO Box | 564 | — | 0.0 | 173.8% |
| 76445 | Desdemona | Standard | 222 | $72,857 | 55.7 | -23.7% |