| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 361 / 979 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:14 PM |
| Population: | 25,945 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48149 |
| Land Area: | 1,083 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.9462, -96.8638 |
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25,945 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 1,083 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 25,358 to 25,945 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.3% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78954 (Round Top, $103,750 median) and poorest ZIP 78938 (Ellinger, $61,250) are 14.4 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $194,200 in 78941 (Flatonia) to $427,300 in 78954 (Round Top).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 78932 (Carmine) to 66 in 78938 (Ellinger).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.2% bachelor's+ in 78938 (Ellinger) to 42.7% in 78954 (Round Top) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #100 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #69 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,829 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
27.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,155 of 19,076 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78945 | La Grange | Standard | 10,394 | $75,446 | 251.6 | -0.7% |
| 78956 | Schulenburg | Standard | 5,243 | $67,903 | 172.1 | 2.7% |
| 78941 | Flatonia | Standard | 3,619 | $76,477 | 166.9 | 22.2% |
| 78940 | Fayetteville | Standard | 2,188 | $89,157 | 132.2 | -1.8% |
| 78954 | Round Top | Standard | 1,173 | $103,750 | 75.3 | 1.8% |
| 78946 | Ledbetter | Standard | 1,117 | $65,221 | 104.9 | 7.4% |
| 78949 | Muldoon | Standard | 760 | $64,167 | 71.6 | 50.5% |
| 78963 | West Point | Standard | 605 | $97,917 | 47.1 | -36.8% |
| 78932 | Carmine | Standard | 576 | $62,917 | 56.6 | 18.8% |
| 78938 | Ellinger | Standard | 270 | $61,250 | 4.1 | -41.0% |
| 78952 | Plum | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 78960 | Warda | PO Box | — | — | 0.9 | — |
| 78961 | Warrenton | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |