| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:00 PM |
| Population: | 22,251 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48337 |
| Land Area: | 1,185 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.6416, -97.7395 |
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22,251 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,185 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,858 to 22,251 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.7% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76239 (Forestburg, $76,250 median) and poorest ZIP 76255 (Nocona, $55,841) are 23.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $109,400 in 76261 (Ringgold) to $262,500 in 76251 (Montague).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 76261 (Ringgold) to 28 in 76230 (Bowie).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.3% bachelor's+ in 76270 (Sunset) to 29.4% in 76239 (Forestburg) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #108 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #127 for median household income with the #77 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,321 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,988 of 15,707 reporting).
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76230 | Bowie | Standard | 10,536 | $66,641 | 370.8 | 10.0% |
| 76255 | Nocona | Standard | 6,053 | $55,841 | 284.7 | 10.7% |
| 76270 | Sunset | Standard | 1,826 | $73,553 | 103.3 | 8.3% |
| 76265 | Saint Jo | Standard | 1,566 | $76,036 | 177.2 | -21.2% |
| 76239 | Forestburg | Standard | 1,341 | $76,250 | 103.5 | 12.6% |
| 76251 | Montague | Standard | 708 | $62,375 | 65.7 | 12.7% |
| 76261 | Ringgold | Standard | 221 | $61,250 | 79.6 | -31.2% |