Hudspeth County, Texas
County seat: Sierra Blanca · Population 3,433 (2025) · 4,571 sq mi
Hudspeth County is the 212th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 3,433 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Sierra Blanca. It is part of the Upper Rio Grande region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Hudspeth County facts
- County seat
- Sierra Blanca
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 3,433 +7.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 4,571 sq mi 3rd largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1917
- Named after
- Claude Benton Hudspeth American cowboy, rancher, lawyer, and statesman (1877-1941)
- Largest city
- Fort Hancock 1,345
- Median household income
- $48,600
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 48229
Cities and towns in Hudspeth County
Hudspeth County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Hudspeth County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell City | City | 275 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Hancock | 1,345 | |
| Sierra Blanca | 734 | |
| Acala | 29 |
ZIP codes in Hudspeth County
6 ZIP codes reach into Hudspeth County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79837
- 79839
- 79847 also Culberson County
- 79851
- 79855 also Culberson County
- 79938 also El Paso County
Population of Hudspeth County, 2020–2025
Hudspeth County grew by 233 people (+7.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 51 more deaths than births and a net gain of 283 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,189 |
| 2021 | 3,275 |
| 2022 | 3,398 |
| 2023 | 3,399 |
| 2024 | 3,450 |
| 2025 | 3,433 |
Neighboring counties
- Culberson County east · 2,267 people
- Otero County, New Mexico north · 70,368 people
- El Paso County northwest · 877,858 people
- Jeff Davis County southeast · 1,711 people
- Presidio County southeast · 5,433 people
Printable Hudspeth 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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