Erath County, Texas

Erath County, Texas, has 43,911 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Stephenville. It uses Central Time and covers 1,083 sq mi (2,805 km²) of land.

Erath County in Texas

Erath County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 43,911
Land area: 1,083 sq mi (2,805 km²)
County seat or government: Stephenville
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $65,115 ± $4,506
Median home value: $269,100 ± $12,652
Median rent, with utilities: $1,146 ± $105
Homes lived in by their owners: 63.1% ± 2.3 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Stephenville, TX micro areaCentral county
Water area: 6.63 sq mi (17.2 km²)
State: Texas
County code (FIPS): 48143
Coordinates (central point): 32.236207, -98.218336

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Time zones in Erath County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-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

7640131,375 people
764468,131 people
764625,167 people
764574,244 people
764444,081 people
764332,178 people
764531,440 people
766901,214 people
76649813 people
76402750 people
76463577 people
76445222 people

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76436115 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Erath 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

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School districts in Erath County, largest first

Stephenville Independent School District29,502 people
Dublin Independent School District6,518 people
De Leon Independent School District4,281 people
Hico Independent School District3,655 people
Santo Independent School District3,650 people
Lipan Independent School District2,652 people
Huckabay Independent School District1,894 people
Bluff Dale Independent School District1,652 people
Lingleville Independent School District1,499 people
Gordon Independent School District1,408 people
Iredell Independent School District924 people
Morgan Mill Independent School District896 people

All 13

Three Way Independent School District328 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.

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Areas that only touch the edge

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