| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 325 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:20 PM |
| Population: | 15,051 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48353 |
| CBSA: | Sweetwater, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,064 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.3087, -100.3835 |
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15,051 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,064 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,862 to 15,051 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79535 (Maryneal, $68,036 median) and poorest ZIP 79556 (Sweetwater, $49,393) are 16.3 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $94,900 in 79556 (Sweetwater) to $120,000 in 79535 (Maryneal).
Density varies 37× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 79535 (Maryneal) to 33 in 79556 (Sweetwater).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.3% bachelor's+ in 79556 (Sweetwater) to 29.4% in 79535 (Maryneal) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #139 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #126 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,333 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,605 of 9,920 reporting).
5 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Nolan County lost 5.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: