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Rains County, Texas

Updated November 1, 2026 · Data: U.S. Census Bureau

Rains County, Texas has its county seat in Emory and FIPS code 48379. About 12,505 people live here, the 151st most populated of the 254 Texas counties.

County seat	Emory
FIPS code	48379 (Texas 48 + county 379) · all Texas FIPS codes
Population	12,505 (151st of 254)
Land area	229.5 sq mi (251st largest; + 29.3 sq mi water)
People per sq mi	54.5
Time zone	Central time (America/Chicago)
Median home value	$214,900
Median property tax paid	$2,350 a year (about 1.09% of the median home value: our calculation, not an official rate)
Official website	www.co.rains.tx.us

What counties border Rains County?

Rains County shares a border with 4 counties:

What cities and towns are in Rains County?

1 places with 1,000+ people have residents here; together they hold about 10% of the county's population. The rest live in smaller communities and rural areas.

Place	Population	Residents in this county
Emory	1,304	100.0%

CDP = census-designated place: a named community with no city government.

What ZIP codes are in Rains County?

5 ZIP code areas with residents touch Rains County; the ones marked * cross into another county.

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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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What is the county seat of Rains County, Texas?

Emory.

What is the FIPS code for Rains County?

48379. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (379) are the county.

What counties border Rains County?

Hopkins County, Hunt County, Van Zandt County, Wood County.

How many people live in Rains County?

About 12,505 (ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate), the 151st most of the 254 Texas counties.

What time zone is Rains County in?

Central time (America/Chicago).

What is the largest city in Rains County?

Emory, with about 1,304 people (counting all of it, including any part in another county).

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