| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 325 / 512 / 737 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:18 PM |
| Population: | 24,708 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48281 |
| CBSA: | Killeen-Temple, TX |
| Land Area: | 939 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.1631, -98.2111 |
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24,708 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 939 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 21,493 to 24,708 from 2014 to 2024 — a +15.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76539 (Kempner, $100,625 median) and poorest ZIP 76853 (Lometa, $71,500) are 24.9 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $241,600 in 76550 (Lampasas) to $286,200 in 76539 (Kempner).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 76853 (Lometa) to 81 in 76539 (Kempner).
Educational attainment ranges from 23.3% bachelor's+ in 76539 (Kempner) to 29.2% in 76853 (Lometa) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #105 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #37 for median household income with the #42 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $86,516 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,264 of 17,578 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.