| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 254 / 940 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:00 PM |
| Population: | 28,811 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48363 |
| CBSA: | Mineral Wells, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,090 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.6865, -98.2875 |
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28,811 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,090 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 29,454 to 28,811 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.2% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76472 (Santo, $103,482 median) and poorest ZIP 76475 (Strawn, $58,333) are 18.5 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $163,200 in 76463 (Mingus) to $398,700 in 76449 (Graford).
Density varies 32× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 76475 (Strawn) to 114 in 76067 (Mineral Wells).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.5% bachelor's+ in 76067 (Mineral Wells) to 37.9% in 76453 (Gordon) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #97 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #63 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,109 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,444 of 19,856 reporting).
7 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76067 | Mineral Wells | Standard | 21,080 | $62,190 | 184.9 | -3.8% |
| 76449 | Graford | Standard | 2,113 | $72,813 | 239.7 | -12.5% |
| 76472 | Santo | Standard | 1,725 | $103,482 | 92.5 | 6.0% |
| 76453 | Gordon | Standard | 1,440 | $99,293 | 128.6 | 30.2% |
| 76475 | Strawn | Standard | 997 | $58,333 | 276.4 | 19.7% |
| 76484 | Palo Pinto | Standard | 879 | $95,476 | 76.3 | -9.6% |
| 76463 | Mingus | Standard | 577 | $58,750 | 92.0 | -0.3% |
| 76068 | Mineral Wells | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |