| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:59 PM |
| Population: | 47,602 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48325 |
| CBSA: | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,215 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.3187, -99.0039 |
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47,602 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 1,215 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 42,732 to 47,602 from 2014 to 2024 — a +11.4% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78886 (Yancey, $123,532 median) and poorest ZIP 78016 (Devine, $60,736) are 14.0 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.2× across this county — from $131,400 in 78039 (La Coste) to $553,500 in 78056 (Mico).
Density varies 64× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 78886 (Yancey) to 181 in 78059 (Natalia).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.3% bachelor's+ in 78059 (Natalia) to 60.6% in 78066 (Rio Medina) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #69 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #26 for median household income with the #58 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $77,421 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,632 of 32,824 reporting).
9 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78861 | Hondo | Standard | 14,008 | $64,917 | 506.5 | -0.3% |
| 78016 | Devine | Standard | 11,670 | $60,736 | 155.2 | 34.7% |
| 78009 | Castroville | Standard | 9,151 | $103,125 | 66.4 | 8.5% |
| 78059 | Natalia | Standard | 7,061 | $74,940 | 39.0 | 25.0% |
| 78056 | Mico | Standard | 2,526 | $119,946 | 100.4 | 24.5% |
| 78039 | La Coste | Standard | 1,862 | $96,250 | 21.2 | 40.0% |
| 78850 | D Hanis | Standard | 779 | $69,531 | 201.9 | -41.9% |
| 78886 | Yancey | Standard | 286 | $123,532 | 101.5 | -52.6% |
| 78066 | Rio Medina | Standard | 259 | $87,604 | 23.2 | -58.7% |