| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:00 PM |
| Population: | 2,721 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48359 |
| CBSA: | Amarillo, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,650 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.3293, -102.4241 |
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2,721 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,650 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,357 to 2,721 from 2014 to 2024 — a +15.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79001 (Adrian, $83,125 median) and poorest ZIP 79098 (Wildorado, $70,250) are 35.9 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $122,500 in 79001 (Adrian) to $176,700 in 79092 (Vega).
Density varies 69× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 79001 (Adrian) to 15 in 79010 (Boys Ranch).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.7% bachelor's+ in 79098 (Wildorado) to 75.0% in 79010 (Boys Ranch) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #225 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #62 for median household income with the #39 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,565 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (359 of 1,654 reporting).
3 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.