Panola County, Texas
County seat: Carthage · Population 23,018 (2025) · 811 sq mi
Panola County is the 108th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 23,018 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Carthage. It is part of the Upper East region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Panola County facts
- County seat
- Carthage
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 23,018 +2.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 811 sq mi 194th largest of 254
- Water area
- 10 sq mi
- Population density
- 28 per sq mi
- Established
- 1846
- Largest city
- Carthage 6,640
- Median household income
- $64,894
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48365
Cities and towns in Panola County
Panola County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Panola County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage (county seat) | City | 6,640 | |
| Beckville | City | 745 | |
| Gary City | Town | 343 | |
| Tatum | City | 187 | Rusk County |
ZIP codes in Panola County
13 ZIP codes reach into Panola County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 75631
- 75633
- 75639
- 75642 also Harrison County
- 75643 also Shelby County
- 75652 also Rusk County
- 75669 also Rusk County
- 75672 also Harrison County
- 75691 also Rusk County
- 75692 also Harrison County
- 75954 also Shelby County
- 75974 also Shelby County
- 75975 also Shelby and Rusk counties
Population of Panola County, 2020–2025
Panola County grew by 521 people (+2.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 443 more deaths than births and a net gain of 954 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 22,498 |
| 2021 | 22,560 |
| 2022 | 22,722 |
| 2023 | 22,809 |
| 2024 | 23,034 |
| 2025 | 23,018 |
Neighboring counties
- Rusk County west · 54,854 people
- Harrison County north · 71,956 people
- Shelby County south · 24,286 people
- De Soto Parish, Louisiana east · 27,381 people
- Caddo Parish, Louisiana northeast · 224,226 people
Printable Panola 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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