| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 409 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:00 PM |
| Population: | 9,479 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48351 |
| Land Area: | 731 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.7459, -93.7296 |
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9,479 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 731 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,536 to 9,479 from 2014 to 2024 — a -10.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 75932 (Burkeville, $61,161 median) and poorest ZIP 75977 (Wiergate, $25,625) are 10.4 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $66,900 in 75928 (Bon Wier) to $134,300 in 77614 (Deweyville).
Density varies 10953× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 75977 (Wiergate) to 35,870 in 77614 (Deweyville).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.7% bachelor's+ in 75977 (Wiergate) to 11.6% in 77614 (Deweyville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #164 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #253 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $39,123 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
7.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (515 of 6,996 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 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.
Newton County lost 10.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: