Jim Wells County, Texas
County seat: Alice · Population 38,804 (2025) · 865 sq mi
Jim Wells County is the 84th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 38,804 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Alice. It is part of the South Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Jim Wells County facts
- County seat
- Alice
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 38,804 −0.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 865 sq mi 180th largest of 254
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 45 per sq mi
- Established
- 1911
- Named after
- James Babbage Wells, Jr. American judge (1850–1923)
- Largest city
- Alice 17,550
- Median household income
- $51,896
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 12 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48249
Cities and towns in Jim Wells County
Jim Wells County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Jim Wells County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice (county seat) | City | 17,550 | |
| Premont | City | 2,401 | |
| Orange Grove | City | 1,178 | |
| San Diego | City | 743 | Duval County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Bolt | 2,152 | |
| Rancho Alegre | 1,337 | |
| Coyote Acres | 977 | |
| Alice Acres | 819 | |
| South La Paloma | 386 | |
| K-Bar Ranch | 361 | |
| Alfred | 227 | |
| Westdale | 212 | |
| Sandia | 206 | |
| Owl Ranch | 148 | |
| Amargosa | 60 | |
| Loma Linda East | 9 |
ZIP codes in Jim Wells County
8 ZIP codes reach into Jim Wells County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78332 also Duval County
- 78342
- 78355 also Brooks and Kleberg counties
- 78372 also Live Oak and Duval counties
- 78375
- 78380 also Nueces County
- 78383 also Live Oak and Nueces counties
- 78384 also Duval County
Population of Jim Wells County, 2020–2025
Jim Wells County shrank by 98 people (−0.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 51 more births than deaths and a net loss of 158 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 38,888 |
| 2021 | 38,894 |
| 2022 | 38,747 |
| 2023 | 38,766 |
| 2024 | 38,829 |
| 2025 | 38,804 |
Neighboring counties
- Duval County west · 9,402 people
- Kleberg County southeast · 30,315 people
- Nueces County east · 352,992 people
- Live Oak County north · 11,929 people
- San Patricio County northeast · 72,053 people
- Brooks County south · 6,579 people
Printable Jim Wells 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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