Brown County, Texas
County seat: Brownwood · Population 38,711 (2025) · 945 sq mi
Brown County is the 85th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 38,711 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Brownwood. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Brown County facts
- County seat
- Brownwood
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 38,711 +1.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 945 sq mi 87th largest of 254
- Water area
- 13 sq mi
- Population density
- 41 per sq mi
- Established
- 1856
- Named after
- Henry Stevenson Brown
- Largest city
- Brownwood 18,635
- Median household income
- $57,470
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48049
Cities and towns in Brown County
Brown County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Brown County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownwood (county seat) | City | 18,635 | |
| Early | City | 3,117 | |
| Bangs | City | 1,523 | |
| Blanket | Town | 362 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Brownwood | 1,544 | |
| Thunderbird Bay | 702 | |
| Zephyr | 244 | |
| May | 204 |
ZIP codes in Brown County
10 ZIP codes reach into Brown County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76432 also Comanche County
- 76443 also Callahan and Coleman counties
- 76471 also Eastland and Comanche counties
- 76474 also Comanche County
- 76801 also Coleman and Mills counties
- 76802
- 76823 also Coleman County
- 76827 also Coleman County
- 76857 also Comanche County
- 76890 also Mills and Comanche counties
Population of Brown County, 2020–2025
Brown County grew by 605 people (+1.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,154 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,748 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 38,056 |
| 2021 | 38,149 |
| 2022 | 38,399 |
| 2023 | 38,447 |
| 2024 | 38,729 |
| 2025 | 38,711 |
Neighboring counties
- Coleman County northwest · 7,915 people
- Comanche County northeast · 14,432 people
- Mills County southeast · 4,580 people
- Eastland County north · 18,143 people
- McCulloch County southwest · 7,472 people
- San Saba County south · 5,787 people
- Callahan County northwest · 14,491 people
Printable Brown 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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