Brewster County, Texas
Updated · Data: U.S. Census Bureau
Brewster County, Texas has its county seat in Alpine and FIPS code 48043. About 9,464 people live here, the 170th most populated of the 254 Texas counties.
| County seat | Alpine |
|---|---|
| FIPS code | 48043 (Texas 48 + county 043) · all Texas FIPS codes |
| Population | 9,464 (170th of 254) |
| Land area | 6,183.8 sq mi (1st largest; + 8.5 sq mi water) |
| People per sq mi | 1.5 |
| Time zone | Central time (America/Chicago) |
| Median home value | $216,000 |
| Median property tax paid | $2,644 a year (about 1.22% of the median home value: our calculation, not an official rate) |
| Official website | www.brewstercounty.gov |
What counties border Brewster County?
Brewster County shares a border with 4 counties:
What cities and towns are in Brewster County?
1 places with 1,000+ people have residents here; together they hold about 63% of the county's population. The rest live in smaller communities and rural areas.
| Place | Population | Residents in this county |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 6,003 | 100.0% |
CDP = census-designated place: a named community with no city government.
What ZIP codes are in Brewster County?
5 ZIP code areas with residents touch Brewster County; the ones marked * cross into another county.
- 79830
- 79832
- 79834
- 79842
- 79852
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Sources: Census TIGER/Line 2024 (boundary, area, neighbors); ACS 2019-2023 5-year (population, home value, taxes paid); Wikidata, CC0 (seat, website); timezone-boundary-builder (time zone). Data as of November 1, 2026. Not affiliated with any government agency.
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