| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 432 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:01 PM |
| Population: | 15,068 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48371 |
| Land Area: | 3,721 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.9502, -102.5009 |
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15,068 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 3,721 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,660 to 15,068 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.8% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79735 (Fort Stockton, $78,935 median) and poorest ZIP 79744 (Iraan, $42,039) are 42.5 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $101,100 in 79744 (Iraan) to $174,500 in 79735 (Fort Stockton).
Density varies 31× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 79730 (Coyanosa) to 7 in 79744 (Iraan).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.6% bachelor's+ in 79743 (Imperial) to 23.1% in 79744 (Iraan) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #138 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #151 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,641 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,515 of 10,419 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 4 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.