| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 361 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:21 PM |
| Population: | 6,707 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48391 |
| Land Area: | 888 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 102 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 28.2885, -97.1121 |
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6,707 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 888 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,362 to 6,707 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.9% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78393 (Woodsboro, $77,014 median) and poorest ZIP 77950 (Austwell, $35,417) are 33.4 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.0× across this county — from $54,200 in 77990 (Tivoli) to $162,900 in 78340 (Bayside).
Density varies 20× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 77990 (Tivoli) to 47 in 78340 (Bayside).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.5% bachelor's+ in 78340 (Bayside) to 21.0% in 77950 (Austwell) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #188 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #190 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,416 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (679 of 4,845 reporting).
4 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.
Refugio County lost 8.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: