| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:56 PM |
| Population: | 20,324 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48219 |
| CBSA: | Lubbock, TX |
| Land Area: | 864 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.6237, -102.3338 |
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20,324 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 864 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 22,152 to 20,324 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79358 (Ropesville, $90,333 median) and poorest ZIP 79367 (Smyer, $46,458) are 11.7 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $74,300 in 79313 (Anton) to $217,600 in 79358 (Ropesville).
Density varies 23× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 79313 (Anton) to 251 in 79372 (Sundown).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.6% bachelor's+ in 79367 (Smyer) to 33.0% in 79358 (Ropesville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #118 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #100 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,622 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,402 of 12,879 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 4 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.
Hockley County lost 8.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79336 | Levelland | Standard | 15,132 | $61,598 | 569.0 | -10.8% |
| 79358 | Ropesville | Standard | 1,622 | $90,333 | 123.8 | 41.9% |
| 79313 | Anton | Standard | 1,527 | $62,788 | 138.4 | -5.4% |
| 79372 | Sundown | PO Box | 1,359 | $58,906 | 5.4 | 2.1% |
| 79367 | Smyer | PO Box | 519 | $46,458 | 4.2 | -33.8% |
| 79380 | Whitharral | PO Box | 98 | $87,917 | 0.0 | -64.7% |
| 79353 | Pep | Standard | 67 | $86,188 | 23.4 | 45.7% |
| 79338 | Levelland | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |