| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 512 / 979 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:58 PM |
| Population: | 16,631 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48287 |
| Land Area: | 537 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.3235, -96.9374 |
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16,631 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 537 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,198 to 16,631 from 2014 to 2024 — a +9.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78947 (Lexington, $84,649 median) and poorest ZIP 78948 (Lincoln, $58,889) are 8.5 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $128,700 in 77853 (Dime Box) to $319,600 in 78947 (Lexington).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 78948 (Lincoln) to 50 in 78942 (Giddings).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.0% bachelor's+ in 77853 (Dime Box) to 20.1% in 78947 (Lexington) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #134 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #114 for median household income with the #67 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,626 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,282 of 11,625 reporting).
4 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.