| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 7 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 361 / 979 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:24 PM |
| Population: | 42,011 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48481 |
| CBSA: | El Campo, TX |
| Land Area: | 1,170 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.2945, -96.1663 |
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42,011 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 1,170 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 41,199 to 42,011 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.0% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 8 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 77455 (Louise, $77,625 median) and poorest ZIP 77488 (Wharton, $60,327) are 22.6 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $163,200 in 77488 (Wharton) to $356,000 in 77435 (East Bernard).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 77455 (Louise) to 53 in 77488 (Wharton).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.5% bachelor's+ in 77455 (Louise) to 26.0% in 77420 (Boling) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #77 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #113 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,607 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,730 of 27,604 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77437 | El Campo | Standard | 18,238 | $72,200 | 357.1 | 6.8% |
| 77488 | Wharton | Standard | 14,548 | $60,327 | 277.1 | -0.3% |
| 77435 | East Bernard | Standard | 4,812 | $68,778 | 188.9 | 6.2% |
| 77420 | Boling | Standard | 2,236 | $67,697 | 87.6 | 12.8% |
| 77455 | Louise | Standard | 1,629 | $77,625 | 258.1 | -19.2% |
| 77454 | Lissie | PO Box | 178 | — | 0.9 | -30.5% |
| 77448 | Hungerford | PO Box | 171 | — | 0.0 | -3.4% |
| 77453 | Lane City | PO Box | 91 | — | 0.0 | -72.3% |
| 77467 | Pierce | PO Box | 80 | — | 0.0 | -19.2% |
| 77436 | Egypt | PO Box | 28 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 77443 | Glen Flora | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 77432 | Danevang | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |