Freestone County, Texas
County seat: Fairfield · Population 20,811 (2025) · 878 sq mi
Freestone County is the 118th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 20,811 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Fairfield. It is part of the Central Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Freestone County facts
- County seat
- Fairfield
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 20,811 +7.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 878 sq mi 173rd largest of 254
- Water area
- 14 sq mi
- Population density
- 24 per sq mi
- Established
- 1850
- Largest city
- Teague 3,595
- Median household income
- $59,960
- Cities and towns
- 6
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48161
Cities and towns in Freestone County
Freestone County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Freestone County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teague | City | 3,595 | |
| Fairfield (county seat) | City | 3,029 | |
| Wortham | Town | 1,041 | |
| Streetman | Town | 275 | Navarro County |
| Kirvin | Town | 113 | |
| Oakwood | Town | 29 | Leon County |
ZIP codes in Freestone County
9 ZIP codes reach into Freestone County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 75831 also Leon County
- 75838 also Limestone County
- 75840
- 75848
- 75855 also Leon County
- 75859 also Navarro County
- 75860
- 76667 also Limestone County
- 76693 also Navarro and Limestone counties
Population of Freestone County, 2020–2025
Freestone County grew by 1,372 people (+7.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 267 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,655 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19,439 |
| 2021 | 19,794 |
| 2022 | 19,997 |
| 2023 | 20,361 |
| 2024 | 20,686 |
| 2025 | 20,811 |
Neighboring counties
- Anderson County east · 59,805 people
- Limestone County west · 22,849 people
- Leon County south · 16,894 people
- Navarro County northwest · 57,181 people
- Henderson County northeast · 88,595 people
Printable Freestone 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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