| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 830 / 956 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:58 PM |
| Population: | 7,003 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48283 |
| Land Area: | 1,683 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 28.3152, -99.1828 |
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7,003 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,683 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,015 to 7,003 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78014 (Cotulla, $66,250 median) and poorest ZIP 78019 (Encinal, $50,992) are 27.9 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $81,900 in 78019 (Encinal) to $100,000 in 78014 (Cotulla).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 78021 (Fowlerton) to 10 in 78019 (Encinal).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.7% bachelor's+ in 78014 (Cotulla) to 41.8% in 78021 (Fowlerton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #185 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #187 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,153 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (571 of 4,441 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.