| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 915 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:56 PM |
| Population: | 2,928 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48229 |
| CBSA: | El Paso, TX |
| Land Area: | 4,104 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.5558, -105.3325 |
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2,928 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 4,104 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,116 to 2,928 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79851 (Sierra Blanca, $55,500 median) and poorest ZIP 79839 (Fort Hancock, $47,950) are 32.9 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $55,000 in 79839 (Fort Hancock) to $66,100 in 79847 (Salt Flat).
Density varies 15× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 79847 (Salt Flat) to 2 in 79837 (Dell City).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.0% bachelor's+ in 79839 (Fort Hancock) to 20.6% in 79837 (Dell City) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #220 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #227 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,376 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
7.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (153 of 1,967 reporting).
2 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.
Hudspeth County lost 6.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: