Briscoe County, Texas
County seat: Silverton · Population 1,474 (2025) · 900 sq mi
Briscoe County is the 238th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 1,474 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Silverton. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Briscoe County facts
- County seat
- Silverton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 1,474 +2.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 900 sq mi 148th largest of 254
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Andrew Briscoe American politician (1810-1849)
- Largest city
- Silverton 639
- Median household income
- $45,417
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48045
Cities and towns in Briscoe County
Briscoe County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Briscoe County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverton (county seat) | City | 639 | |
| Quitaque | City | 357 |
ZIP codes in Briscoe County
4 ZIP codes reach into Briscoe County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79088 also Swisher and Castro counties
- 79226 also Donley, Armstrong and Hall counties
- 79255 also Floyd and Motley counties
- 79257 also Swisher County
Population of Briscoe County, 2020–2025
Briscoe County grew by 38 people (+2.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 44 more deaths than births and a net gain of 86 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,420 |
| 2021 | 1,400 |
| 2022 | 1,438 |
| 2023 | 1,444 |
| 2024 | 1,472 |
| 2025 | 1,474 |
Neighboring counties
- Hall County east · 2,737 people
- Swisher County west · 6,703 people
- Floyd County south · 4,881 people
- Armstrong County north · 1,843 people
- Donley County northeast · 3,213 people
- Motley County southeast · 1,043 people
Printable Briscoe 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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