| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 432 / 575 / 806 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:55 PM |
| Population: | 41,557 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48165 |
| CBSA: | Hobbs, NM |
| Land Area: | 1,511 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.6320, -103.6451 |
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20,885 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,511 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,807 to 20,885 from 2014 to 2024 — a +17.3% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79360 (Seminole, $79,467 median) and poorest ZIP 79359 (Seagraves, $53,048) are 17.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $89,000 in 79359 (Seagraves) to $219,200 in 79360 (Seminole).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 79342 (Loop) to 16 in 79360 (Seminole).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.6% bachelor's+ in 79342 (Loop) to 19.3% in 79359 (Seagraves) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #13 most populous of 34 counties and ranks #14 for median household income with the #5 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,232 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,470 of 11,338 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.