| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 430 / 903 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:56 PM |
| Population: | 36,872 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48223 |
| CBSA: | Sulphur Springs, TX |
| Land Area: | 787 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 25 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.1383, -95.5351 |
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36,872 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 787 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,730 to 36,872 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.2% change. 7 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 75437 (Dike, $87,574 median) and poorest ZIP 75431 (Como, $43,242) are 19.2 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $122,000 in 75471 (Pickton) to $306,900 in 75431 (Como).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 75481 (Sulphur Bluff) to 81 in 75482 (Sulphur Springs).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.8% bachelor's+ in 75431 (Como) to 26.7% in 75433 (Cumby) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #84 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #94 for median household income with the #81 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,555 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,413 of 24,913 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75482 | Sulphur Springs | Standard | 26,483 | $69,970 | 328.1 | 6.1% |
| 75433 | Cumby | Standard | 3,359 | $86,042 | 101.2 | 20.6% |
| 75431 | Como | Standard | 2,069 | $43,242 | 66.4 | 2.8% |
| 75471 | Pickton | Standard | 1,483 | $77,934 | 49.1 | 5.0% |
| 75420 | Brashear | Standard | 1,041 | $72,521 | 36.7 | 5.0% |
| 75437 | Dike | Standard | 1,023 | $87,574 | 60.5 | -21.4% |
| 75478 | Saltillo | Standard | 927 | $57,917 | 58.1 | 5.6% |
| 75481 | Sulphur Bluff | Standard | 487 | $73,250 | 87.2 | 22.7% |
| 75483 | Sulphur Springs | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |