| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 254 / 936 / 979 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:21 PM |
| Population: | 16,336 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48395 |
| CBSA: | College Station-Bryan, TX |
| Land Area: | 814 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.9663, -96.5372 |
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16,336 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 814 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,164 to 16,336 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.7% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 77856 (Franklin, $94,785 median) and poorest ZIP 77867 (Mumford , $35,781) are 26.6 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 31.8× across this county — from $9,999 in 77867 (Mumford ) to $318,400 in 77856 (Franklin).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 77837 (Calvert) to 43 in 77859 (Hearne).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.7% bachelor's+ in 77867 (Mumford ) to 29.4% in 77856 (Franklin) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #136 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #165 for median household income with the #76 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,454 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,499 of 11,246 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 3 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77859 | Hearne | Standard | 7,532 | $52,639 | 173.5 | 11.3% |
| 77856 | Franklin | Standard | 5,515 | $94,785 | 383.8 | 15.6% |
| 76629 | Bremond | Standard | 2,053 | $72,262 | 135.4 | 12.9% |
| 77837 | Calvert | Standard | 1,030 | $57,917 | 121.8 | -40.7% |
| 77867 | Mumford | PO Box | 206 | $35,781 | 0.0 | 178.4% |
| 77882 | Wheelock | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 77870 | New Baden | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |