Carson County, Texas
County seat: Panhandle · Population 5,805 (2025) · 920 sq mi
Carson County is the 192nd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 5,805 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Panhandle. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Carson County facts
- County seat
- Panhandle
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 5,805 +0.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 920 sq mi 109th largest of 254
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 6 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Samuel Price Carson American politician and farmer (1798-1838)
- Largest city
- Panhandle 2,288
- Median household income
- $85,231
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48065
Cities and towns in Carson County
Carson County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Carson County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panhandle (county seat) | Town | 2,288 | |
| White Deer | Town | 1,082 | |
| Groom | Town | 530 | |
| Skellytown | Town | 383 |
ZIP codes in Carson County
6 ZIP codes reach into Carson County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79036 also Hutchinson, Potter and Moore counties
- 79039 also Gray, Armstrong and Donley counties
- 79068 also Potter County
- 79080 also Hutchinson County
- 79097 also Gray County
- 79108 also Potter County
Population of Carson County, 2020–2025
Carson County grew by 6 people (+0.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 133 more deaths than births and a net gain of 136 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,795 |
| 2021 | 5,726 |
| 2022 | 5,821 |
| 2023 | 5,883 |
| 2024 | 5,828 |
| 2025 | 5,805 |
Neighboring counties
- Armstrong County south · 1,843 people
- Hutchinson County north · 19,633 people
- Potter County west · 114,453 people
- Gray County east · 20,919 people
- Roberts County northeast · 867 people
- Moore County northwest · 21,891 people
- Donley County southeast · 3,213 people
- Randall County southwest · 152,351 people
Printable Carson 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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