| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 409 / 936 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:55 PM |
| Population: | 57,708 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48199 |
| CBSA: | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
| Land Area: | 865 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.3404, -94.4414 |
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57,708 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 865 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 56,005 to 57,708 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.0% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 77659 (Sour Lake, $110,590 median) and poorest ZIP 77656 (Silsbee, $62,303) are 20.9 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $114,000 in 77656 (Silsbee) to $256,100 in 77657 (Lumberton).
Density varies 37× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 77585 (Saratoga) to 370 in 77657 (Lumberton).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.1% bachelor's+ in 77663 (Village Mills) to 30.9% in 77659 (Sour Lake) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #60 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #51 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $82,139 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,274 of 39,161 reporting).
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77657 | Lumberton | Standard | 22,258 | $95,718 | 60.2 | 6.9% |
| 77656 | Silsbee | Standard | 17,525 | $62,303 | 161.8 | -0.1% |
| 77625 | Kountze | Standard | 9,049 | $70,517 | 323.3 | 5.9% |
| 77659 | Sour Lake | Standard | 5,650 | $110,590 | 149.2 | 23.5% |
| 77585 | Saratoga | Standard | 1,112 | — | 112.6 | -3.0% |
| 77519 | Batson | Standard | 716 | $82,412 | 34.2 | -52.0% |
| 77663 | Village Mills | PO Box | 584 | $64,366 | 10.9 | -41.4% |
| 77376 | Votaw | PO Box | 570 | — | 9.8 | 100.7% |
| 77374 | Thicket | PO Box | 244 | — | 3.1 | -60.2% |