Kleberg County, Texas
County seat: Kingsville · Population 30,315 (2025) · 881 sq mi
Kleberg County is the 96th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 30,315 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Kingsville. It is part of the South Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Kleberg County facts
- County seat
- Kingsville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 30,315 −2.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 881 sq mi 168th largest of 254
- Water area
- 209 sq mi
- Population density
- 34 per sq mi
- Established
- 1913
- Named after
- Robert J. Kleberg German Texan from Westphalia and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto
- Largest city
- Kingsville 24,687
- Median household income
- $61,292
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48273
Cities and towns in Kleberg County
Kleberg County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Kleberg County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsville (county seat) | City | 24,687 | |
| Corpus Christi | City | 1 | Aransas, Nueces and San Patricio counties |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo | 1,132 | |
| Riviera | 627 |
ZIP codes in Kleberg County
4 ZIP codes reach into Kleberg County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 78355 also Brooks and Jim Wells counties
- 78363
- 78379
- 78418 also Nueces County
Population of Kleberg County, 2020–2025
Kleberg County shrank by 728 people (−2.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 387 more births than deaths and a net loss of 1,116 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 30,986 |
| 2021 | 30,637 |
| 2022 | 30,437 |
| 2023 | 30,327 |
| 2024 | 30,329 |
| 2025 | 30,315 |
Neighboring counties
- Nueces County northeast · 352,992 people
- Kenedy County south · 319 people
- Jim Wells County northwest · 38,804 people
- Brooks County southwest · 6,579 people
Printable Kleberg 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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