Hockley County, Texas
County seat: Levelland · Population 21,600 (2025) · 908 sq mi
Hockley County is the 114th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 21,600 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Levelland. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Hockley County facts
- County seat
- Levelland
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 21,600 +0.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 908 sq mi 128th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 24 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- George Washington Hockley Texas revolutionary
- Largest city
- Levelland 12,513
- Median household income
- $63,140
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48219
Cities and towns in Hockley County
Hockley County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Hockley County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levelland (county seat) | City | 12,513 | |
| Sundown | City | 1,317 | |
| Anton | City | 919 | |
| Ropesville | City | 463 | |
| Smyer | Town | 448 | |
| Opdyke West | Town | 240 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Whitharral | 98 |
ZIP codes in Hockley County
11 ZIP codes reach into Hockley County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79313 also Lamb and Lubbock counties
- 79336 also Cochran County
- 79339 also Lamb County
- 79353
- 79358 also Lubbock and Terry counties
- 79363 also Lubbock County
- 79367
- 79372
- 79380
- 79382 also Lubbock County
- 79407 also Lubbock County
Population of Hockley County, 2020–2025
Hockley County grew by 77 people (+0.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 7 more births than deaths and a net gain of 102 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21,484 |
| 2021 | 21,244 |
| 2022 | 21,205 |
| 2023 | 21,343 |
| 2024 | 21,512 |
| 2025 | 21,600 |
Neighboring counties
- Lamb County north · 12,579 people
- Cochran County west · 2,546 people
- Terry County south · 11,720 people
- Lubbock County east · 328,906 people
- Bailey County northwest · 6,963 people
- Hale County northeast · 31,819 people
- Lynn County southeast · 6,017 people
- Yoakum County southwest · 7,438 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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