Hartley County, Texas
County seat: Channing · Population 4,904 (2025) · 1,462 sq mi
Hartley County is the 199th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 4,904 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Channing. 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 6 neighboring counties.
Hartley County facts
- County seat
- Channing
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 4,904 −8.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,462 sq mi 24th largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 3 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Oliver C. Hartley American lawyer from Galveston, Texas
- Largest city
- Dalhart 2,607 in the county
- Median household income
- $75,841
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48205
Cities and towns in Hartley County
Hartley County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Hartley County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhart | City | 2,607 | Dallam County |
| Channing (county seat) | City | 252 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Hartley | 504 |
ZIP codes in Hartley County
4 ZIP codes reach into Hartley County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79018 also Moore and Oldham counties
- 79022 also Dallam County
- 79029 also Moore County
- 79044
Population of Hartley County, 2020–2025
Hartley County shrank by 459 people (−8.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 108 more births than deaths and a net loss of 580 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,337 |
| 2021 | 5,387 |
| 2022 | 5,216 |
| 2023 | 5,116 |
| 2024 | 4,970 |
| 2025 | 4,904 |
Neighboring counties
- Oldham County south · 1,783 people
- Dallam County north · 7,508 people
- Moore County east · 21,891 people
- Union County, New Mexico northwest · 3,844 people
- Quay County, New Mexico southwest · 8,454 people
- Sherman County northeast · 2,781 people
Printable Hartley 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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