{"id":7915,"date":"2023-09-14T21:44:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7915"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:14","slug":"dimmit-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dimmit-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimmit County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dimmit County is a county in Texas, United States, on the brush country of the Rio Grande Plain south of San Antonio. It had a population of 8,615 at the 2020 census and covers 1,335 square miles (3,460 km2), of which about 6 square miles is water, centred near 28&deg;25&prime;N 99&deg;45&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Carrizo Springs is the county seat, and its postal code is 78834. The county has 3 incorporated towns, 3 census-designated places, and a scatter of smaller rural communities. It sits in the Central Time Zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Dimmit County<\/h2>\n<p>Dimmit County&#8217;s population is concentrated in two incorporated towns along US 83; the rest of its named places are unincorporated CDPs or rural communities. Type key: <strong>Town<\/strong> = incorporated municipality, <strong>CDP<\/strong> = Census-Designated Place (unincorporated), <strong>Unincorp.<\/strong> = unincorporated community with no census designation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Carrizo Springs<\/td>\n<td>Town &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>6,971<\/td>\n<td>78834<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asherton<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>78827<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Big Wells<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>78830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Catarina<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>78836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brundage<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carrizo Hill<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carrizo Hills Colonia<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Espantosa Colonia<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gilson Groves<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kearny<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Las Vegas<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Valley Wells<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winter Haven<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>78834 &mdash; Carrizo Springs (also serves the surrounding unincorporated county)<\/li>\n<li>78827 &mdash; Asherton<\/li>\n<li>78830 &mdash; Big Wells<\/li>\n<li>78836 &mdash; Catarina (PO Box service)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smaller rural communities such as Brundage, Gilson Groves, Kearny, Las Vegas, Valley Wells, and Winter Haven have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest listed post office.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Dimmit County lies on the semi-arid brush country of the Rio Grande Plain, drained by the Nueces River in the northeast and several intermittent creeks. The terrain is flat to gently rolling rangeland covered in mesquite, huisache, and cactus. The county borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/zavala-county\/\">Zavala County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/frio-county\/\">Frio County<\/a> to the northeast, La Salle County to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/webb-county\/\">Webb County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/maverick-county\/\">Maverick County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Dimmit County&#8217;s 2020 population of 8,615 works out to a density of about 6.5 people per square mile, one of the more sparsely settled counties in South Texas. Carrizo Springs and Asherton together hold most of the county&#8217;s residents. Median household income in the county runs well below the Texas median of $75,780, reflecting the area&#8217;s reliance on oil-field and agricultural work with fluctuating hours.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>The county&#8217;s economy tracks the Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas play, which brought a drilling boom in the 2010s and still supports service, trucking, and pipeline jobs. Irrigated farming along the Rio Grande watershed historically centered on onions, spinach, and other winter vegetables, and ranching remains widespread on the county&#8217;s brush rangeland. Dimmit County ISD serves the county&#8217;s public schools from Carrizo Springs.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Dimmit County was created from Bexar and Maverick counties in 1858 and organized in 1880. It is named for Philip Dimmitt, a figure in the Texas Revolution who helped capture the Presidio La Bah&iacute;a in 1835; a clerical error in the legislature&#8217;s bill dropped a &#8220;t&#8221; from his surname when the county was named, leaving the permanent spelling mismatch. Comanche and Kiowa raiders struck the sparsely settled county in 1870, and the first oil well was drilled here in 1943, launching the county&#8217;s long relationship with petroleum production.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US Highway 83 runs north&ndash;south through Carrizo Springs and Asherton, and US Highway 277 and State Highway 85 cross the county as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eagle Pass &mdash; 30 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Uvalde &mdash; 40 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Laredo &mdash; 55 miles south<\/li>\n<li>San Antonio &mdash; 110 miles northeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Laredo International Airport, about an hour&#8217;s drive south.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Dimmit County, Texas?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is in South Texas on the Rio Grande Plain, between Uvalde and Laredo, roughly 110 miles southwest of San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Dimmit County?<\/strong><br \/>\nDimmit County had a population of 8,615 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Dimmit County?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt covers 1,335 square miles (3,460 km2), including about 6 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Dimmit County?<\/strong><br \/>\nCarrizo Springs is the county seat and largest town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Dimmit County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThree incorporated towns &mdash; Carrizo Springs, Asherton, and Big Wells &mdash; plus several unincorporated communities and CDPs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Dimmit County?<\/strong><br \/>\n78834 (Carrizo Springs), 78827 (Asherton), 78830 (Big Wells), and 78836 (Catarina).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Dimmit County spelled differently from its namesake, Philip Dimmitt?<\/strong><br \/>\nA clerical error in the 1858 legislative bill creating the county dropped a letter from Dimmitt&#8217;s surname, and the misspelling was never corrected.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/texas\/\">Towns and villages in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dimmit County is a county in Texas, United States, on the brush country of the Rio Grande Plain south of San Antonio. It had a population of 8,615 at the 2020 census and covers 1,335 square miles (3,460 km2), of which about 6 square miles is water, centred near 28&deg;25&prime;N 99&deg;45&prime;W. 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