Brewster County, Texas
County seat: Alpine · Population 9,458 (2025) · 6,184 sq mi
Brewster County is the 168th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 9,458 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Alpine. It is part of the Upper Rio Grande region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 4 neighboring counties.
Brewster County facts
- County seat
- Alpine
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 9,458 −0.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 6,184 sq mi 1st largest of 254
- Water area
- 9 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1887
- Named after
- Henry Percy Brewster lawyer, statesman, and soldier from Texas
- Largest city
- Alpine 5,989
- Median household income
- $56,212
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48043
Cities and towns in Brewster County
Brewster County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Brewster County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine (county seat) | City | 5,989 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon | 283 | |
| Terlingua | 178 | |
| Study Butte | 114 |
ZIP codes in Brewster County
5 ZIP codes reach into Brewster County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79830
- 79832
- 79834
- 79842
- 79852
Population of Brewster County, 2020–2025
Brewster County shrank by 86 people (−0.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 94 more deaths than births and a net loss of 7 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,561 |
| 2021 | 9,488 |
| 2022 | 9,363 |
| 2023 | 9,550 |
| 2024 | 9,521 |
| 2025 | 9,458 |
Neighboring counties
- Presidio County west · 5,433 people
- Pecos County northeast · 14,560 people
- Jeff Davis County northwest · 1,711 people
- Terrell County northeast · 702 people
Printable Brewster County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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