| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 682 / 817 / 940 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:24 PM |
| Population: | 72,313 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48497 |
| CBSA: | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
| Land Area: | 905 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 18 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.2120, -97.6015 |
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72,313 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 905 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 58,350 to 72,200 from 2014 to 2024 — a +23.7% change. 8 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 76071 (Newark, $101,989 median) and poorest ZIP 76023 (Boyd, $77,277) are 8.5 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $194,700 in 76431 (Chico) to $344,700 in 76234 (Decatur).
Density varies 18× across the county — from 32 people/sq mi in 76431 (Chico) to 569 in 76071 (Newark).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.5% bachelor's+ in 76071 (Newark) to 26.6% in 76225 (Alvord) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #52 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #19 for median household income with the #21 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $93,214 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,244 of 49,083 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Wise County grew 23.9% over the past decade — concentrated in 5 high-growth ZIPs:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76234 | Decatur | Standard | 21,418 | $93,727 | 317.4 | 35.5% |
| 76426 | Bridgeport | Standard | 11,632 | $92,130 | 132.0 | 3.8% |
| 76078 | Rhome | Standard | 10,828 | $99,866 | 65.9 | 20.1% |
| 76073 | Paradise | Standard | 7,648 | $101,563 | 83.4 | 31.1% |
| 76023 | Boyd | Standard | 7,534 | $77,277 | 54.8 | 31.4% |
| 76071 | Newark | Standard | 5,159 | $101,989 | 9.1 | 25.7% |
| 76431 | Chico | Standard | 4,494 | $86,875 | 138.4 | 35.4% |
| 76225 | Alvord | Standard | 3,487 | $84,336 | 103.9 | 4.6% |
| 76267 | Slidell | PO Box | 113 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 76246 | Greenwood | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |