| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 3 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 432 / 830 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:03 PM |
| Population: | 47,723 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48465 |
| CBSA: | Del Rio, TX |
| Land Area: | 2,992 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 73 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.5766, -101.0354 |
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47,723 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 2,992 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 48,988 to 47,723 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.6% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78840 (Del Rio, $66,084 median) and poorest ZIP 78840 (Del Rio, $66,084) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Density varies 2× across the county — from 30 people/sq mi in 78840 (Del Rio) to 70 in 78843 (Laughlin Afb).
Within Texas, this is the #68 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #193 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 78847Carolina Redemption Services .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,040 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,547 of 29,048 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 1 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.