Smith County, Texas
County seat: Tyler · Population 252,549 (2025) · 922 sq mi
Smith County is the 23rd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 252,549 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tyler. It is part of the Upper East region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 11 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Smith County facts
- County seat
- Tyler
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 252,549 +8.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 922 sq mi 108th largest of 254
- Water area
- 28 sq mi
- Population density
- 274 per sq mi
- Established
- 1846
- Named after
- James Smith General in the Texas Revolutionary Army
- Largest city
- Tyler 113,723
- Median household income
- $74,192
- Cities and towns
- 11 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 23
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48423
Cities and towns in Smith County
Smith County has 11 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Smith County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler (county seat) | City | 113,723 | |
| Whitehouse | City | 9,970 | |
| Lindale | City | 7,385 | |
| Bullard | Town | 4,948 | Cherokee County |
| Hideaway | City | 3,459 | |
| Troup | City | 2,133 | Cherokee County |
| Arp | City | 1,020 | |
| Noonday | City | 781 | |
| Winona | Town | 747 | |
| New Chapel Hill | City | 651 | |
| Overton | City | 166 | Rusk County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Bay | 970 |
ZIP codes in Smith County
23 ZIP codes reach into Smith County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 75140 also Van Zandt County
- 75647 also Gregg and Upshur counties
- 75662 also Gregg and Rusk counties
- 75684 also Rusk County
- 75701
- 75702
- 75703
- 75704
- 75705
- 75706
- 75707
- 75708
- 75709
- 75711
- 75750
- 75757 also Cherokee County
- 75762
- 75771
- 75773 also Wood County
- 75789 also Cherokee and Rusk counties
- 75790 also Van Zandt County
- 75791
- 75792
Population of Smith County, 2020–2025
Smith County grew by 19,079 people (+8.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,947 more births than deaths and a net gain of 16,935 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 234,205 |
| 2021 | 237,339 |
| 2022 | 242,225 |
| 2023 | 245,945 |
| 2024 | 249,529 |
| 2025 | 252,549 |
Neighboring counties
- Wood County north · 49,688 people
- Van Zandt County west · 66,130 people
- Cherokee County south · 53,337 people
- Henderson County west · 88,595 people
- Upshur County northeast · 44,410 people
- Rusk County southeast · 54,854 people
- Gregg County east · 126,095 people
Printable Smith 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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