| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 409 / 430 / 936 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:02 PM |
| Population: | 24,944 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48419 |
| Land Area: | 911 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 40 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.8413, -94.1727 |
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24,944 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 911 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 26,305 to 24,944 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 75973 (Shelbyville, $67,023 median) and poorest ZIP 75975 (Timpson, $44,297) are 29.6 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $91,300 in 75974 (Tenaha) to $130,800 in 75973 (Shelbyville).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 12 people/sq mi in 75973 (Shelbyville) to 36 in 75935 (Center).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.8% bachelor's+ in 75975 (Timpson) to 17.7% in 75973 (Shelbyville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #104 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #222 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,123 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,457 of 16,367 reporting).
5 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.
Shelby County lost 5.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: