| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (1 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 432 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:03 PM |
| Population: | 835 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48443 |
| Land Area: | 1,998 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.1718, -102.2968 |
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835 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 1,998 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 799 to 835 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.5% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 79848 (Sanderson, $51,696 median) and poorest ZIP 79848 (Sanderson, $51,696) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Within Texas, this is the #246 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #225 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,696 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (180 of 670 reporting).
1 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.