| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 361 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:57 PM |
| Population: | 39,659 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48249 |
| CBSA: | Alice, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,163 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 14 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 27.7631, -98.0860 |
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39,659 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,163 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 41,456 to 39,659 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.3% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78383 (Sandia, $102,135 median) and poorest ZIP 78342 (Ben Bolt, $40,739) are 29.0 miles apart — a 2.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $91,900 in 78375 (Premont) to $237,200 in 78383 (Sandia).
Density varies 467× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 78375 (Premont) to 7,778 in 78342 (Ben Bolt).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.2% bachelor's+ in 78342 (Ben Bolt) to 46.5% in 78383 (Sandia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #79 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #188 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,355 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,306 of 25,392 reporting).
4 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.