| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 936 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:55 PM |
| Population: | 33,280 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48185 |
| Land Area: | 969 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 16 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.5574, -95.9492 |
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33,280 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 969 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 28,961 to 33,280 from 2014 to 2024 — a +14.9% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 77830 (Anderson, $102,557 median) and poorest ZIP 77831 (Bedias, $58,229) are 14.1 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $195,200 in 77831 (Bedias) to $350,000 in 77830 (Anderson).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 77873 (Richards) to 68 in 77868 (Navasota).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.7% bachelor's+ in 77868 (Navasota) to 32.4% in 77873 (Richards) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #90 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #73 for median household income with the #43 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $71,455 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,750 of 22,821 reporting).
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77868 | Navasota | Standard | 18,416 | $67,890 | 270.4 | 23.4% |
| 77831 | Bedias | Standard | 3,676 | $58,229 | 228.0 | 12.0% |
| 77363 | Plantersville | Standard | 3,468 | $75,278 | 55.8 | -0.1% |
| 77830 | Anderson | Standard | 3,238 | $102,557 | 201.5 | 17.9% |
| 77861 | Iola | Standard | 3,065 | $67,275 | 126.2 | 4.5% |
| 77873 | Richards | Standard | 1,383 | $80,938 | 86.6 | -4.3% |
| 77876 | Shiro | PO Box | 34 | — | 0.0 | -78.5% |
| 77875 | Roans Prairie | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | — |