Nolan County, Texas
County seat: Sweetwater · Population 14,117 (2025) · 912 sq mi
Nolan County is the 145th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 14,117 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Sweetwater. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Nolan County facts
- County seat
- Sweetwater
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 14,117 −4.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 912 sq mi 121st largest of 254
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 16 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Philip Nolan horse-trader and freebooter in Natchez, Mississippi and in Texas
- Largest city
- Sweetwater 10,141
- Median household income
- $50,747
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48353
Cities and towns in Nolan County
Nolan County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Nolan County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater (county seat) | City | 10,141 | |
| Roscoe | City | 1,208 | |
| Blackwell | City | 246 | Coke County |
ZIP codes in Nolan County
9 ZIP codes reach into Nolan County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79506 also Coke County
- 79532 also Mitchell and Scurry counties
- 79535
- 79536 also Taylor and Jones counties
- 79537
- 79545 also Fisher and Scurry counties
- 79556 also Fisher County
- 79561 also Fisher, Taylor and Jones counties
- 79566 also Taylor and Runnels counties
Population of Nolan County, 2020–2025
Nolan County shrank by 620 people (−4.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 201 more deaths than births and a net loss of 424 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 14,724 |
| 2021 | 14,604 |
| 2022 | 14,434 |
| 2023 | 14,243 |
| 2024 | 14,146 |
| 2025 | 14,117 |
Neighboring counties
- Taylor County east · 150,077 people
- Mitchell County west · 8,947 people
- Fisher County north · 3,692 people
- Coke County southwest · 3,412 people
- Runnels County southeast · 9,693 people
- Jones County northeast · 20,861 people
- Scurry County northwest · 16,162 people
Printable Nolan 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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