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Kaufman County, Texas

Kaufman County, Texas, has 209,235 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Kaufman. It uses Central Time and covers 781 sq mi (2,022 km²) of land.

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Kaufman County in Texas
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Resident population, July 2025
209,235
Land area
781 sq mi (2,022 km²)
County seat or government
Kaufman
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$89,485 ± $5,546
Median home value
$320,900 ± $6,354
Median rent, with utilities
$1,554 ± $97
Homes lived in by their owners
78.1% ± 1.3 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro areaOutlying county
Water area
26.8 sq mi (69.4 km²)
State
Texas
County code (FIPS)
48257
Coordinates (central point)
32.598944, -96.288377
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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 Kaufman 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. 7512684,799 people
  2. 7516028,206 people
  3. 7515923,456 people
  4. 7514222,822 people
  5. 7547417,671 people
  6. 7515616,333 people
  7. 7516916,029 people
  8. 7514314,709 people
  9. 751149,333 people
  10. 751479,177 people
  11. 751618,011 people
  12. 751257,873 people
All 14
  1. 751586,025 people
  2. 75157227 people

14 ZIP Code areas overlap Kaufman 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 Kaufman County, largest first

  1. Rockwall Independent School District96,578 people
  2. Forney Independent School District71,121 people
  3. Terrell Independent School District29,670 people
  4. Crandall Independent School District24,889 people
  5. Mabank Independent School District22,809 people
  6. Quinlan Independent School District20,848 people
  7. Kaufman Independent School District20,116 people
  8. Wills Point Independent School District16,162 people
  9. Kemp Independent School District9,801 people
  10. Scurry-Rosser Independent School District6,142 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. Dallas, Texas (city)1,307,930 people
  2. Mesquite, Texas (city)149,299 people
  3. Forney, Texas (city)31,532 people
  4. Terrell, Texas (city)20,366 people
  5. Seagoville, Texas (city)19,352 people
  6. Heath, Texas (city)10,777 people
  7. Heartland, Texas (CDP)10,607 people
  8. Travis Ranch, Texas (CDP)9,025 people
  9. Kaufman, Texas (city)8,538 people
  10. Mabank, Texas (town)5,187 people
  11. Crandall, Texas (city)4,763 people
  12. McLendon-Chisholm, Texas (city)4,511 people
All 25
  1. Talty, Texas (town)2,881 people
  2. Combine, Texas (city)2,785 people
  3. Poetry, Texas (town)1,642 people
  4. Elmo, Texas (CDP)1,379 people
  5. Kemp, Texas (city)1,302 people
  6. Oak Ridge, Kaufman County, Texas (town)1,192 people
  7. Seven Points, Texas (city)1,167 people
  8. Scurry, Texas (town)702 people
  9. Post Oak Bend, Texas (city)651 people
  10. Oak Grove, Texas (town)615 people
  11. Rosser, Texas (village)469 people
  12. Grays Prairie, Texas (village)334 people
  13. Cottonwood, Texas (city)254 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Rockwall County, Texas22 mi north
  2. Van Zandt County, Texas26 mi east
  3. Dallas County, Texas31 mi west
  4. Ellis County, Texas34 mi southwest
  5. Henderson County, Texas37 mi southeast
  6. Hunt County, Texas38 mi north

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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.