Lipscomb County, Texas
County seat: Lipscomb · Population 2,955 (2025) · 932 sq mi
Lipscomb County is the 223rd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 2,955 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lipscomb. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Lipscomb County facts
- County seat
- Lipscomb
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,955 −3.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 932 sq mi 96th largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 3 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Abner Smith Lipscomb American judge
- Largest city
- Booker 1,361 in the county
- Median household income
- $72,560
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48295
Cities and towns in Lipscomb County
Lipscomb County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lipscomb County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker | Town | 1,361 | Ochiltree County |
| Follett | City | 361 | |
| Higgins | City | 353 | |
| Darrouzett | Town | 303 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 81 |
ZIP codes in Lipscomb County
7 ZIP codes reach into Lipscomb County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79005 also Ochiltree County
- 79014 also Hemphill and Roberts counties
- 79024
- 79034
- 79046 also Hemphill County
- 79056
- 79070 also Ochiltree and Roberts counties
Population of Lipscomb County, 2020–2025
Lipscomb County shrank by 106 people (−3.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 16 more births than deaths and a net loss of 117 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,039 |
| 2021 | 2,902 |
| 2022 | 2,856 |
| 2023 | 2,916 |
| 2024 | 2,901 |
| 2025 | 2,955 |
Neighboring counties
- Ellis County, Oklahoma east · 3,613 people
- Ochiltree County west · 9,284 people
- Beaver County, Oklahoma north · 4,882 people
- Hemphill County south · 3,083 people
- Roberts County southwest · 867 people
Printable Lipscomb 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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