| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 430 / 903 / 936 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:58 PM |
| Population: | 19,779 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48289 |
| Land Area: | 1,390 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 15 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2756, -96.0402 |
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19,779 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 1,390 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,850 to 19,779 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.4% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 75850 (Leona, $130,742 median) and poorest ZIP 75855 (Oakwood, $45,962) are 29.4 miles apart — a 2.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $117,500 in 75831 (Buffalo) to $234,300 in 77871 (Normangee).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 75855 (Oakwood) to 24 in 75850 (Leona).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.8% bachelor's+ in 75831 (Buffalo) to 25.7% in 77871 (Normangee) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #122 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #96 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,636 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,652 of 14,154 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75831 | Buffalo | Standard | 4,881 | $51,935 | 251.8 | -20.2% |
| 75833 | Centerville | Standard | 3,550 | $69,338 | 249.7 | -4.6% |
| 77871 | Normangee | Standard | 3,058 | $67,877 | 222.0 | 8.5% |
| 75846 | Jewett | Standard | 2,741 | $64,250 | 164.1 | -1.3% |
| 75855 | Oakwood | Standard | 2,635 | $45,962 | 288.7 | 13.8% |
| 77865 | Marquez | Standard | 1,510 | $67,114 | 162.9 | 6.6% |
| 75850 | Leona | Standard | 1,239 | $130,742 | 51.1 | 88.6% |
| 77855 | Flynn | PO Box | 165 | — | 0.0 | 511.1% |
| 77850 | Concord | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |