Wheeler County, Texas
County seat: Wheeler · Population 4,773 (2025) · 915 sq mi
Wheeler County is the 202nd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 4,773 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Wheeler. 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 7 neighboring counties.
Wheeler County facts
- County seat
- Wheeler
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 4,773 −4.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 915 sq mi 116th largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 5 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Named after
- Royall Tyler Wheeler American judge (1810-1864)
- Largest city
- Shamrock 1,692
- Median household income
- $60,167
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48483
Cities and towns in Wheeler County
Wheeler County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Wheeler County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | City | 1,692 | |
| Wheeler (county seat) | City | 1,431 | |
| Mobeetie | City | 86 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Allison | 101 |
ZIP codes in Wheeler County
6 ZIP codes reach into Wheeler County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79003 also Hemphill County
- 79011 also Hemphill County
- 79057 also Gray, Donley and Collingsworth counties
- 79061 also Gray County
- 79079 also Collingsworth County
- 79096
Population of Wheeler County, 2020–2025
Wheeler County shrank by 214 people (−4.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 131 more deaths than births and a net loss of 85 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,976 |
| 2021 | 4,887 |
| 2022 | 4,797 |
| 2023 | 4,822 |
| 2024 | 4,827 |
| 2025 | 4,773 |
Neighboring counties
- Collingsworth County south · 2,487 people
- Hemphill County north · 3,083 people
- Gray County west · 20,919 people
- Beckham County, Oklahoma east · 22,159 people
- Roger Mills County, Oklahoma northeast · 3,259 people
- Donley County southwest · 3,213 people
- Roberts County northwest · 867 people
Printable Wheeler 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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