Palo Pinto County, Texas
County seat: Palo Pinto · Population 30,791 (2025) · 953 sq mi
Palo Pinto County is the 94th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 30,791 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Palo Pinto. It is part of the Metroplex region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Palo Pinto County facts
- County seat
- Palo Pinto
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 30,791 +8.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 953 sq mi 84th largest of 254
- Water area
- 33 sq mi
- Population density
- 32 per sq mi
- Established
- 1856
- Named after
- Palo Pinto Creek river in Texas, United States of America
- Largest city
- Mineral Wells 15,799 in the county
- Median household income
- $67,674
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48363
Cities and towns in Palo Pinto County
Palo Pinto County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Palo Pinto County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells | City | 15,799 | Parker County |
| Graford | City | 742 | |
| Strawn | City | 582 | |
| Gordon | City | 505 | |
| Mingus | City | 250 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Santo | 427 | |
| Palo Pinto | 208 | |
| Brazos | 18 |
ZIP codes in Palo Pinto County
12 ZIP codes reach into Palo Pinto County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76066 also Parker County
- 76067 also Parker County
- 76429 also Stephens County
- 76449 also Jack County
- 76450 also Young and Stephens counties
- 76453 also Erath County
- 76462 also Hood, Erath and Parker counties
- 76463 also Erath County
- 76472
- 76475 also Stephens and Eastland counties
- 76484
- 76486 also Jack and Parker counties
Population of Palo Pinto County, 2020–2025
Palo Pinto County grew by 2,376 people (+8.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 333 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,671 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 28,456 |
| 2021 | 28,758 |
| 2022 | 29,312 |
| 2023 | 29,808 |
| 2024 | 30,342 |
| 2025 | 30,791 |
Neighboring counties
- Parker County east · 184,767 people
- Stephens County west · 9,380 people
- Erath County south · 43,911 people
- Jack County north · 9,563 people
- Young County northwest · 18,154 people
- Eastland County southwest · 18,143 people
- Hood County southeast · 70,501 people
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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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