| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 254 / 512 / 737 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:19 PM |
| Population: | 25,523 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48331 |
| Land Area: | 982 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.7793, -97.0120 |
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25,523 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 982 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 24,629 to 25,523 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.6% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76519 (Burlington, $90,682 median) and poorest ZIP 76556 (Milano, $52,328) are 24.2 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $153,800 in 76556 (Milano) to $355,800 in 77857 (Gause).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 76518 (Buckholts) to 41 in 76567 (Rockdale).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.9% bachelor's+ in 76523 (Davilla ) to 33.2% in 76577 (Thorndale) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #101 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #122 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,430 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,674 of 17,783 reporting).
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76567 | Rockdale | Standard | 9,032 | $69,983 | 223.0 | -0.2% |
| 76520 | Cameron | Standard | 8,426 | $64,800 | 270.5 | 11.4% |
| 76577 | Thorndale | Standard | 3,128 | $64,107 | 132.3 | -5.4% |
| 76556 | Milano | Standard | 1,692 | $52,328 | 83.0 | 18.3% |
| 77857 | Gause | PO Box | 1,078 | $63,000 | 95.6 | 6.7% |
| 76518 | Buckholts | Standard | 1,031 | $59,333 | 113.9 | -32.9% |
| 76519 | Burlington | Standard | 782 | $90,682 | 64.0 | 6.1% |
| 76523 | Davilla | PO Box | 354 | $80,066 | 0.0 | — |