| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 325 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:21 PM |
| Population: | 10,682 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48399 |
| Land Area: | 1,124 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.8228, -100.0752 |
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10,682 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,124 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,390 to 10,682 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76861 (Miles, $85,714 median) and poorest ZIP 79567 (Winters, $50,781) are 29.1 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.0× across this county — from $71,700 in 79567 (Winters) to $218,200 in 76861 (Miles).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 79566 (Wingate) to 16 in 76821 (Ballinger).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.0% bachelor's+ in 76865 (Norton) to 23.9% in 76861 (Miles) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #159 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #139 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,515 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,371 of 7,345 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 0 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.
Runnels County lost 6.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76821 | Ballinger | Standard | 4,670 | $63,380 | 300.6 | -1.3% |
| 79567 | Winters | Standard | 2,995 | $50,781 | 338.1 | -5.7% |
| 76861 | Miles | Standard | 2,177 | $85,714 | 200.0 | -9.0% |
| 76875 | Rowena | Standard | 404 | $61,875 | 114.6 | -41.2% |
| 79566 | Wingate | Standard | 230 | $77,000 | 117.7 | -16.1% |
| 76865 | Norton | Standard | 206 | $57,155 | 53.1 | 59.7% |