Wheeler

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Texas

Wheeler is a sparsely populated county in Texas with 5 ZIP codes, 5,589 people, and above-median household income 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, Wheeler, TX sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 46%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
5,589
combined ZIP population
5
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,155
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.

Wheeler lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 48483, 5 ZIPs, combined population 5,589). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (5 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 48483.

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5

Total ZIPs

5,589

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Wheeler

Side-by-side: Compare 79079 vs 79096 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
79079 Shamrock 2,646 2
79096 Wheeler 2,229 4
79061 Mobeetie 316 1
79011 Briscoe 236 1
79003 Allison 162 2

What are common questions about ZIP codes in this county?

What is the population of Wheeler?
Wheeler has a total population of 5,589 across 5 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Wheeler?
Wheeler includes 5 ZIP codes: 79079, 79096, 79061, 79011, 79003.
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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