| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 432 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:01 PM |
| Population: | 6,016 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48377 |
| Land Area: | 3,778 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.9491, -104.3098 |
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6,016 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 3,778 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,609 to 6,016 from 2014 to 2024 — a -20.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79843 (Marfa, $45,263 median) and poorest ZIP 79854 (Valentine, $33,672) are 40.6 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.4× across this county — from $84,700 in 79854 (Valentine) to $289,300 in 79843 (Marfa).
Density varies 161× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 79854 (Valentine) to 14 in 79845 (Presidio).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.2% bachelor's+ in 79845 (Presidio) to 35.6% in 79843 (Marfa) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #190 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #247 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $43,769 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,123 of 4,001 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 2 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.
Presidio County lost 20.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: