| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:55 PM |
| Population: | 3,540 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48197 |
| Land Area: | 828 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.2830, -99.6485 |
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3,540 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 828 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,087 to 3,540 from 2014 to 2024 — a -13.4% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79225 (Chillicothe, $83,333 median) and poorest ZIP 79252 (Quanah, $62,228) are 17.2 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $84,600 in 79252 (Quanah) to $101,600 in 79225 (Chillicothe).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 79252 (Quanah) to 4 in 79225 (Chillicothe).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.2% bachelor's+ in 79252 (Quanah) to 23.9% in 79225 (Chillicothe) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #208 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #85 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,735 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (413 of 2,467 reporting).
2 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.
Hardeman County lost 13.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: