| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:24 PM |
| Population: | 9,406 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48507 |
| Land Area: | 1,186 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 28.8670, -99.8064 |
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9,406 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,186 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 12,079 to 9,406 from 2014 to 2024 — a -22.1% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78872 (La Pryor, $39,659 median) and poorest ZIP 78829 (Batesville, $28,517) are 24.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $73,400 in 78829 (Batesville) to $103,700 in 78839 (Crystal City).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 78829 (Batesville) to 17 in 78839 (Crystal City).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.7% bachelor's+ in 78829 (Batesville) to 13.8% in 78872 (La Pryor) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #166 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #254 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $36,712 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
11.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (642 of 5,784 reporting).
2 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.
Zavala County lost 22.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: