| 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: | 12,690 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48389 |
| CBSA: | Town of Pecos, TX |
| Land Area: | 2,739 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2501, -103.7405 |
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12,690 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 2,739 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,037 to 12,690 from 2014 to 2024 — a -9.6% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79772 (Pecos, $63,347 median) and poorest ZIP 79718 (Balmorhea, $58,750) are 33.7 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $52,800 in 79718 (Balmorhea) to $120,400 in 79772 (Pecos).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 79718 (Balmorhea) to 6 in 79772 (Pecos).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.4% bachelor's+ in 79772 (Pecos) to 9.0% in 79718 (Balmorhea) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #149 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #209 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,084 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
7.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (582 of 7,893 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.
Reeves County lost 9.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: