| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:04 PM |
| Population: | 12,554 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48487 |
| CBSA: | Vernon, TX |
| Land Area: | 635 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.1838, -99.2281 |
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12,554 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 635 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,135 to 12,554 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76364 (Harrold, $117,928 median) and poorest ZIP 76384 (Vernon, $53,564) are 18.1 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $84,600 in 76364 (Harrold) to $89,700 in 76384 (Vernon).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 76373 (Oklaunion) to 24 in 76384 (Vernon).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.8% bachelor's+ in 76373 (Oklaunion) to 40.4% in 76364 (Harrold) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #151 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #67 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,041 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,494 of 8,726 reporting).
4 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.