| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 956 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:24 PM |
| Population: | 13,841 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48505 |
| CBSA: | Zapata, TX |
| Land Area: | 675 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 45 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 26.9138, -99.2077 |
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13,841 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 675 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,111 to 13,841 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78076 (Zapata, $39,239 median) and poorest ZIP 78076 (Zapata, $39,239) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $83,300 in 78067 (San Ygnacio) to $100,000 in 78076 (Zapata).
Density varies 4946× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 78067 (San Ygnacio) to 10,000 in 78564 (Lopeno).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.4% bachelor's+ in 78067 (San Ygnacio) to 15.5% in 78076 (Zapata) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #142 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #249 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $39,239 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,228 of 8,090 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.