| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 325 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:02 PM |
| Population: | 5,383 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48411 |
| Land Area: | 987 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.1455, -98.7758 |
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5,383 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 987 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,786 to 5,383 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.0% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76877 (San Saba, $53,500 median) and poorest ZIP 76832 (Cherokee, $45,536) are 15.7 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $145,300 in 76832 (Cherokee) to $166,700 in 76871 (Richland Springs).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 76832 (Cherokee) to 7 in 76877 (San Saba).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.8% bachelor's+ in 76832 (Cherokee) to 26.2% in 76877 (San Saba) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #196 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #230 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,560 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (905 of 3,872 reporting).
3 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
San Saba County lost 7.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: