| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:55 PM |
| Population: | 28,067 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48171 |
| CBSA: | Fredericksburg, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,333 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.3460, -98.9466 |
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28,067 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,333 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 25,013 to 28,067 from 2014 to 2024 — a +12.2% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78618 (Doss, $81,528 median) and poorest ZIP 78671 (Stonewall, $61,200) are 37.3 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $349,300 in 78618 (Doss) to $463,300 in 78624 (Fredericksburg).
Density varies 13× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 78618 (Doss) to 31 in 78624 (Fredericksburg).
Educational attainment ranges from 24.0% bachelor's+ in 78631 (Harper) to 38.0% in 78624 (Fredericksburg) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #98 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #77 for median household income with the #54 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,530 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
35.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,604 of 21,160 reporting).
5 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.