Collingsworth County, Texas
County seat: Wellington · Population 2,487 (2025) · 918 sq mi
Collingsworth County is the 229th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 2,487 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Wellington. 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 7 neighboring counties.
Collingsworth County facts
- County seat
- Wellington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,487 −6.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 918 sq mi 111th largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 3 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- James Collinsworth Texan attorney
- Largest city
- Wellington 1,770
- Median household income
- $61,280
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48087
Cities and towns in Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Collingsworth County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington (county seat) | City | 1,770 | |
| Dodson | Town | 89 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Samnorwood | 27 | |
| Quail | 17 |
ZIP codes in Collingsworth County
6 ZIP codes reach into Collingsworth County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79057 also Gray, Donley and Wheeler counties
- 79079 also Wheeler County
- 79095 also Childress County
- 79230 also Childress County
- 79245 also Hall, Childress and Donley counties
- 79251
Population of Collingsworth County, 2020–2025
Collingsworth County shrank by 165 people (−6.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 120 more deaths than births and a net loss of 44 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,642 |
| 2021 | 2,609 |
| 2022 | 2,585 |
| 2023 | 2,545 |
| 2024 | 2,567 |
| 2025 | 2,487 |
Neighboring counties
- Wheeler County north · 4,773 people
- Donley County west · 3,213 people
- Childress County south · 6,643 people
- Harmon County, Oklahoma southeast · 2,327 people
- Beckham County, Oklahoma northeast · 22,159 people
- Hall County southwest · 2,737 people
- Gray County northwest · 20,919 people
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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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