| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 361 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:57 PM |
| Population: | 14,103 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48239 |
| Land Area: | 707 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 20 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 28.8842, -96.5530 |
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14,103 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 707 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,616 to 14,103 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 77962 (Ganado, $82,940 median) and poorest ZIP 77971 (Lolita, $60,337) are 14.2 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $107,600 in 77991 (Vanderbilt) to $240,100 in 77962 (Ganado).
Density varies 114× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 77969 (La Salle) to 287 in 77970 (La Ward).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.6% bachelor's+ in 77962 (Ganado) to 39.7% in 77991 (Vanderbilt) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #140 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #124 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,013 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,637 of 9,726 reporting).
3 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77957 | Edna | Standard | 9,069 | $62,926 | 373.8 | 8.1% |
| 77962 | Ganado | Standard | 3,491 | $82,940 | 189.1 | 3.7% |
| 77971 | Lolita | Standard | 744 | $60,337 | 92.9 | -17.1% |
| 77991 | Vanderbilt | PO Box | 440 | — | 2.8 | 34.1% |
| 77970 | La Ward | PO Box | 217 | — | 0.8 | -33.8% |
| 77969 | La Salle | PO Box | 84 | $64,792 | 33.3 | -40.0% |
| 77961 | Francitas | PO Box | 58 | — | 14.1 | -65.5% |