Brewster

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Texas

Brewster is a sparsely populated county in Texas with 5 ZIP codes, 9,208 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brewster, TX sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

11th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
9,208
combined ZIP population
5
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,118
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Brewster lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 48043, 5 ZIPs, combined population 9,208). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 5 ZIPs (combined population 9,208). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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5

Total ZIPs

9,208

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Brewster

Side-by-side: Compare 79830 vs 79852 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
79830 Alpine 7,682 2
79852 Terlingua 799 1
79842 Marathon 498 0
79834 Big Bend National Park 200 0
79831 Alpine 29 -

What are common questions about ZIP codes in this county?

What is the population of Brewster?
Brewster has a total population of 9,208 across 5 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Brewster?
Brewster includes 5 ZIP codes: 79830, 79852, 79842, 79834, 79831.
Data sources

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →

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