ZIP codes in Howard County
6 ZIPs touch Howard County, Texas. The blue dashed line is the county border; orange ZIPs reach into it.
6
ZIP codes
4
cross the county line
33,542
people in these ZIPs
254
counties in TX
Most people
Howard County ZIP list
More counties in Texas
- Hidalgo County32
- Hill County20
- Hockley County12
- Hood County9
- Hopkins County14
- Houston County8
- Hudspeth County6
- Hunt County20
- Hutchinson County8
- Irion County4
- Jack County11
- Jackson County10
Questions people actually ask
How many ZIP codes are in Howard County, Texas?
6 ZIP codes reach into Howard County. 4 of them are only partly in the county and also cover a neighboring county.
Which ZIP code in Howard County has the most people?
79720 (Big Spring) has about 29,936 residents, the most of any ZIP touching Howard County, in the Census Bureau’s ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
Can a ZIP code be in Howard County and another county?
Yes. ZIP codes follow mail routes, not county lines. Rows marked with a percentage show how much of that ZIP’s land is in Howard County. For one address, pin the exact spot on the ZIP finder to see its county.
Where does this list come from?
ZIP areas and their county overlaps come from the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. PO Box ZIPs have no area, so each is placed in the county of the ZIP area nearest the town it serves.
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Updated 2026-11-10 · Where the data comes from