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Ellis County, Texas

Ellis County, Texas, has 240,867 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Waxahachie. It uses Central Time and covers 936 sq mi (2,424 km²) of land.

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Ellis County in Texas
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Ellis County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
240,867
Land area
936 sq mi (2,424 km²)
County seat or government
Waxahachie
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$99,595 ± $3,164
Median home value
$348,600 ± $5,457
Median rent, with utilities
$1,594 ± $53
Homes lived in by their owners
75.8% ± 1.2 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro areaCentral county
Water area
16.2 sq mi (41.8 km²)
State
Texas
County code (FIPS)
48139
Coordinates (central point)
32.346878, -96.796940
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Ellis County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 7606382,625 people
  2. 7516553,513 people
  3. 7515452,516 people
  4. 7510449,228 people
  5. 7606547,438 people
  6. 7511931,866 people
  7. 7514625,097 people
  8. 7515923,456 people
  9. 7514314,709 people
  10. 7608414,097 people
  11. 7516713,904 people
  12. 751257,873 people
All 23
  1. 760507,282 people
  2. 751586,025 people
  3. 751525,321 people
  4. 766513,984 people
  5. 760642,513 people
  6. 766412,487 people
  7. 766701,963 people
  8. 766261,036 people
  9. 75101963 people
  10. 76041755 people
  11. 76623186 people

23 ZIP Code areas overlap Ellis County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Ellis County, largest first

  1. Waxahachie Independent School District60,729 people
  2. Midlothian Independent School District55,414 people
  3. Red Oak Independent School District35,472 people
  4. Ennis Independent School District32,746 people
  5. Ferris Independent School District11,059 people
  6. Maypearl Independent School District6,589 people
  7. Palmer Independent School District6,295 people
  8. Italy Independent School District3,531 people
  9. Frost Independent School District2,436 people
  10. Milford Independent School District1,794 people
  11. Avalon Independent School District943 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Grand Prairie, Texas (city)201,883 people
  2. Mansfield, Texas (city)77,510 people
  3. Cedar Hill, Texas (city)48,879 people
  4. Waxahachie, Texas (city)45,347 people
  5. Midlothian, Texas (city)39,356 people
  6. Ennis, Texas (city)22,588 people
  7. Glenn Heights, Texas (city)18,096 people
  8. Red Oak, Texas (city)17,077 people
  9. Venus, Texas (town)6,745 people
  10. Ovilla, Texas (city)4,375 people
  11. Ferris, Texas (city)3,238 people
  12. Palmer, Texas (town)2,515 people
All 21
  1. Italy, Texas (town)2,372 people
  2. Oak Leaf, Texas (city)1,827 people
  3. Garrett, Texas (town)1,260 people
  4. Milford, Texas (town)966 people
  5. Bardwell, Texas (city)963 people
  6. Maypearl, Texas (city)907 people
  7. Pecan Hill, Texas (city)723 people
  8. Bristol, Texas (CDP)649 people
  9. Alma, Texas (town)541 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Navarro County, Texas28 mi southeast
  2. Dallas County, Texas29 mi north
  3. Hill County, Texas32 mi southwest
  4. Johnson County, Texas33 mi west
  5. Kaufman County, Texas34 mi northeast
  6. Tarrant County, Texas41 mi northwest
  7. Henderson County, Texas56 mi east

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.