Donley County, Texas
County seat: Clarendon · Population 3,213 (2025) · 927 sq mi
Donley County is the 215th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 3,213 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Clarendon. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Donley County facts
- County seat
- Clarendon
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 3,213 −1.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 927 sq mi 100th largest of 254
- Water area
- 6 sq mi
- Population density
- 4 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Stockton P. Donley American judge
- Largest city
- Clarendon 1,860
- Median household income
- $58,750
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48129
Cities and towns in Donley County
Donley County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Donley County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon (county seat) | City | 1,860 | |
| Howardwick | City | 370 | |
| Hedley | City | 264 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Lelia Lake | 30 |
ZIP codes in Donley County
6 ZIP codes reach into Donley County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79039 also Carson, Gray and Armstrong counties
- 79057 also Gray, Wheeler and Collingsworth counties
- 79226 also Armstrong, Briscoe and Hall counties
- 79237
- 79240
- 79245 also Hall, Childress and Collingsworth counties
Population of Donley County, 2020–2025
Donley County shrank by 45 people (−1.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 165 more deaths than births and a net gain of 127 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,276 |
| 2021 | 3,355 |
| 2022 | 3,276 |
| 2023 | 3,188 |
| 2024 | 3,219 |
| 2025 | 3,213 |
Neighboring counties
- Gray County north · 20,919 people
- Collingsworth County east · 2,487 people
- Armstrong County west · 1,843 people
- Hall County south · 2,737 people
- Briscoe County southwest · 1,474 people
- Carson County northwest · 5,805 people
- Wheeler County northeast · 4,773 people
Printable Donley 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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