| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 281 / 346 / 832 / 979 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:50 PM |
| Population: | 34,344 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48015 |
| CBSA: | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX |
| Land Area: | 767 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 11 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.8810, -96.3057 |
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34,344 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 767 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 31,123 to 34,344 from 2014 to 2024 — a +10.3% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 78944 (Industry, $126,806 median) and poorest ZIP 77485 (Wallis, $51,742) are 35.7 miles apart — a 2.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $224,700 in 77485 (Wallis) to $384,100 in 78944 (Industry).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 78931 (Bleiblerville) to 67 in 77474 (Sealy).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.2% bachelor's+ in 77485 (Wallis) to 37.9% in 77418 (Bellville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #88 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #34 for median household income with the #64 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $78,719 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,920 of 23,608 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77474 | Sealy | Standard | 15,146 | $75,272 | 225.6 | 17.7% |
| 77418 | Bellville | Standard | 10,171 | $90,611 | 187.4 | 8.1% |
| 77485 | Wallis | Standard | 4,378 | $51,742 | 100.3 | 14.7% |
| 78950 | New Ulm | Standard | 2,300 | $91,354 | 116.9 | -22.1% |
| 78933 | Cat Spring | Standard | 1,395 | $68,444 | 105.5 | 13.1% |
| 78944 | Industry | Standard | 720 | $126,806 | 14.6 | 16.5% |
| 78931 | Bleiblerville | Standard | 185 | — | 16.4 | 23.3% |
| 77473 | San Felipe | PO Box | 49 | — | 0.0 | -41.0% |
| 77452 | Kenney | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |