Shelby County, Texas
County seat: Center · Population 24,286 (2025) · 796 sq mi
Shelby County is the 104th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 24,286 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Center. It is part of the Southeast region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Shelby County facts
- County seat
- Center
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 24,286 +0.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 796 sq mi 198th largest of 254
- Water area
- 39 sq mi
- Population density
- 31 per sq mi
- Established
- 1836
- Named after
- Isaac Shelby American politician (1750-1826)
- Largest city
- Center 5,246
- Median household income
- $49,776
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48419
Cities and towns in Shelby County
Shelby County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Shelby County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center (county seat) | City | 5,246 | |
| Tenaha | Town | 1,005 | |
| Timpson | City | 995 | |
| Joaquin | City | 732 | |
| Huxley | City | 344 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville | 188 |
ZIP codes in Shelby County
7 ZIP codes reach into Shelby County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 75643 also Panola County
- 75935 also San Augustine County
- 75954 also Panola County
- 75972 also San Augustine and Sabine counties
- 75973
- 75974 also Panola County
- 75975 also Panola and Rusk counties
Population of Shelby County, 2020–2025
Shelby County grew by 149 people (+0.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 31 more births than deaths and a net gain of 121 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24,042 |
| 2021 | 24,106 |
| 2022 | 24,165 |
| 2023 | 24,280 |
| 2024 | 24,324 |
| 2025 | 24,286 |
Neighboring counties
- Sabine Parish, Louisiana southeast · 21,834 people
- Nacogdoches County southwest · 66,035 people
- Panola County north · 23,018 people
- San Augustine County south · 7,722 people
- De Soto Parish, Louisiana northeast · 27,381 people
- Rusk County northwest · 54,854 people
- Sabine County southeast · 10,012 people
Printable Shelby 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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