| ZIP Codes: | 15 ZIP Codes (13 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 254 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:56 PM |
| Population: | 36,669 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48217 |
| Land Area: | 994 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 29 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.9698, -97.0570 |
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36,669 residents live across 15 ZIPs covering 994 sq mi, served by 15 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,970 to 36,669 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.9% change. 8 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76631 (Bynum, $97,083 median) and poorest ZIP 76660 (Malone, $49,375) are 5.7 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $93,000 in 76666 (Mertens) to $241,300 in 76621 (Abbott).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 76666 (Mertens) to 75 in 76692 (Whitney).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.0% bachelor's+ in 76636 (Covington) to 31.4% in 76621 (Abbott) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #85 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #99 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,157 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,583 of 25,240 reporting).
13 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76645 | Hillsboro | Standard | 11,494 | $63,737 | 182.4 | 2.8% |
| 76692 | Whitney | Standard | 9,853 | $55,149 | 131.0 | -0.8% |
| 76055 | Itasca | Standard | 3,577 | $80,025 | 85.8 | 21.6% |
| 76648 | Hubbard | Standard | 2,777 | $54,669 | 106.7 | 8.1% |
| 76636 | Covington | Standard | 1,748 | $69,018 | 52.0 | 24.5% |
| 76627 | Blum | Standard | 1,736 | $70,375 | 90.0 | 7.8% |
| 76622 | Aquilla | Standard | 1,447 | $74,167 | 54.5 | 43.8% |
| 76673 | Mount Calm | Standard | 1,196 | $63,750 | 89.8 | -13.4% |
| 76621 | Abbott | Standard | 1,104 | $81,932 | 70.9 | -3.6% |
| 76660 | Malone | Standard | 572 | $49,375 | 34.4 | 13.5% |
| 76631 | Bynum | Standard | 455 | $97,083 | 40.9 | -6.4% |
| 76676 | Penelope | Standard | 344 | $70,625 | 24.1 | -22.3% |
| 76666 | Mertens | Standard | 261 | — | 29.3 | 31.8% |
| 76650 | Irene | PO Box | 55 | $61,458 | 0.0 | -40.9% |
| 76628 | Brandon | PO Box | 50 | $97,083 | 2.3 | -36.7% |