Wilbarger County, Texas
County seat: Vernon · Population 12,481 (2025) · 971 sq mi
Wilbarger County is the 151st most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 12,481 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Vernon. 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 7 neighboring counties.
Wilbarger County facts
- County seat
- Vernon
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 12,481 −3.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 971 sq mi 80th largest of 254
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 13 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Named after
- Josiah Pugh Wilbarger American pioneer
- Largest city
- Vernon 9,747
- Median household income
- $54,102
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48487
Cities and towns in Wilbarger County
Wilbarger County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Wilbarger County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon (county seat) | City | 9,747 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Lockett | 195 | |
| Oklaunion | 132 | |
| Harrold | 78 |
ZIP codes in Wilbarger County
6 ZIP codes reach into Wilbarger County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76360 also Wichita, Archer and Baylor counties
- 76364
- 76373
- 76384 also Foard County
- 79225 also Hardeman County
- 79247
Population of Wilbarger County, 2020–2025
Wilbarger County shrank by 406 people (−3.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 145 more deaths than births and a net loss of 262 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12,842 |
| 2021 | 12,703 |
| 2022 | 12,540 |
| 2023 | 12,510 |
| 2024 | 12,474 |
| 2025 | 12,481 |
Neighboring counties
- Jackson County, Oklahoma north · 24,764 people
- Baylor County south · 3,472 people
- Tillman County, Oklahoma northeast · 6,780 people
- Wichita County east · 129,555 people
- Hardeman County northwest · 3,292 people
- Foard County west · 1,044 people
- Archer County southeast · 9,129 people
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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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