Dickens County, Texas
County seat: Dickens · Population 1,692 (2025) · 902 sq mi
Dickens County is the 236th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 1,692 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Dickens. 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 8 neighboring counties.
Dickens County facts
- County seat
- Dickens
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 1,692 −4.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 902 sq mi 140th largest of 254
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Largest city
- Spur 825
- Median household income
- $49,335
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48125
Cities and towns in Dickens County
Dickens County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Dickens County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spur | City | 825 | |
| Dickens (county seat) | City | 206 |
ZIP codes in Dickens County
7 ZIP codes reach into Dickens County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79220
- 79229
- 79236 also King County
- 79243 also Crosby County
- 79248 also Cottle, King and Foard counties
- 79256 also Motley County
- 79370 also Kent, Crosby and Garza counties
Population of Dickens County, 2020–2025
Dickens County shrank by 77 people (−4.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 85 more deaths than births and a net gain of 8 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,758 |
| 2021 | 1,733 |
| 2022 | 1,731 |
| 2023 | 1,704 |
| 2024 | 1,702 |
| 2025 | 1,692 |
Neighboring counties
- King County east · 192 people
- Kent County south · 674 people
- Crosby County west · 4,852 people
- Motley County north · 1,043 people
- Cottle County northeast · 1,224 people
- Floyd County northwest · 4,881 people
- Garza County southwest · 4,510 people
- Stonewall County southeast · 1,186 people
Printable Dickens 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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