| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 254 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:14 PM |
| Population: | 42,434 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48143 |
| CBSA: | Stephenville, TX |
| Land Area: | 943 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.2587, -98.2265 |
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42,434 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 943 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 38,043 to 42,434 from 2014 to 2024 — a +11.5% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76433 (Bluff Dale, $117,702 median) and poorest ZIP 76446 (Dublin, $57,583) are 22.4 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $185,500 in 76446 (Dublin) to $395,000 in 76433 (Bluff Dale).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 76433 (Bluff Dale) to 78 in 76401 (Stephenville).
Educational attainment ranges from 23.4% bachelor's+ in 76446 (Dublin) to 40.8% in 76433 (Bluff Dale) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #76 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #61 for median household income with the #56 fastest decade growth .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 76402Tarleton State Univ .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,454 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,037 of 24,923 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 1 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.