Stephens County, Texas
County seat: Breckenridge · Population 9,380 (2025) · 897 sq mi
Stephens County is the 170th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 9,380 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Breckenridge. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Stephens County facts
- County seat
- Breckenridge
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 9,380 +3.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 897 sq mi 154th largest of 254
- Water area
- 25 sq mi
- Population density
- 11 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Named after
- Alexander H. Stephens vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1812–1883)
- Largest city
- Breckenridge 5,123
- Median household income
- $58,008
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48429
Cities and towns in Stephens County
Stephens County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Stephens County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge (county seat) | City | 5,123 |
ZIP codes in Stephens County
8 ZIP codes reach into Stephens County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76424 also Young County
- 76429 also Palo Pinto County
- 76437 also Eastland and Callahan counties
- 76450 also Young and Palo Pinto counties
- 76464 also Shackelford and Callahan counties
- 76470 also Eastland County
- 76475 also Palo Pinto and Eastland counties
- 76491 also Throckmorton County
Population of Stephens County, 2020–2025
Stephens County grew by 280 people (+3.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 145 more deaths than births and a net gain of 467 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,095 |
| 2021 | 9,437 |
| 2022 | 9,368 |
| 2023 | 9,386 |
| 2024 | 9,414 |
| 2025 | 9,380 |
Neighboring counties
- Shackelford County west · 3,197 people
- Eastland County south · 18,143 people
- Palo Pinto County east · 30,791 people
- Young County north · 18,154 people
- Throckmorton County northwest · 1,554 people
Printable Stephens 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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