Val Verde County, Texas
County seat: Del Rio · Population 47,835 (2025) · 3,145 sq mi
Val Verde County is the 76th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 47,835 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Del Rio. It is part of the South Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Val Verde County facts
- County seat
- Del Rio
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 47,835 +0.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 3,145 sq mi 7th largest of 254
- Water area
- 88 sq mi
- Population density
- 15 per sq mi
- Established
- 1885
- Named after
- Battle of Valverde 1862 battle of the American Civil War
- Largest city
- Del Rio 34,496
- Median household income
- $66,100
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 6 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48465
Cities and towns in Val Verde County
Val Verde County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Val Verde County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio (county seat) | City | 34,496 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Val Verde Park | 3,139 | |
| Cienegas Terrace | 1,868 | |
| Laughlin AFB | 1,595 | |
| Lake View | 349 | |
| Amistad | 24 | |
| Box Canyon | 19 |
ZIP codes in Val Verde County
8 ZIP codes reach into Val Verde County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76943 also Crockett County
- 76950 also Sutton and Edwards counties
- 78837
- 78840
- 78841
- 78842
- 78843
- 78871
Population of Val Verde County, 2020–2025
Val Verde County grew by 248 people (+0.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,499 more births than deaths and a net loss of 1,257 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 47,597 |
| 2021 | 47,511 |
| 2022 | 47,552 |
| 2023 | 47,678 |
| 2024 | 47,779 |
| 2025 | 47,835 |
Neighboring counties
- Crockett County north · 2,769 people
- Edwards County east · 1,370 people
- Terrell County northwest · 702 people
- Kinney County southeast · 3,128 people
- Sutton County northeast · 3,203 people
Printable Val Verde 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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