Swisher County, Texas
County seat: Tulia · Population 6,703 (2025) · 890 sq mi
Swisher County is the 186th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 6,703 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tulia. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Swisher County facts
- County seat
- Tulia
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,703 −3.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 890 sq mi 161st largest of 254
- Water area
- 11 sq mi
- Population density
- 8 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- James Gibson Swisher American soldier and Texas patriot (1794-1862)
- Largest city
- Tulia 4,242
- Median household income
- $36,165
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48437
Cities and towns in Swisher County
Swisher County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Swisher County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulia (county seat) | City | 4,242 | |
| Kress | City | 569 | |
| Happy | Town | 527 | Randall County |
ZIP codes in Swisher County
5 ZIP codes reach into Swisher County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79042 also Randall, Castro and Armstrong counties
- 79052 also Hale and Castro counties
- 79088 also Briscoe and Castro counties
- 79241 also Floyd County
- 79257 also Briscoe County
Population of Swisher County, 2020–2025
Swisher County shrank by 270 people (−3.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 112 more deaths than births and a net loss of 151 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,948 |
| 2021 | 7,006 |
| 2022 | 6,944 |
| 2023 | 6,900 |
| 2024 | 6,842 |
| 2025 | 6,703 |
Neighboring counties
- Briscoe County east · 1,474 people
- Castro County west · 7,295 people
- Hale County south · 31,819 people
- Randall County north · 152,351 people
- Armstrong County northeast · 1,843 people
- Floyd County southeast · 4,881 people
Printable Swisher 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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