{"id":7925,"date":"2023-09-14T21:58:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7925"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:34","slug":"edwards-county-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/edwards-county-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwards County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Edwards County is a county in Texas, United States, on the Edwards Plateau in the west-central part of the state. It had a population of 1,422 at the 2020 census and covers 2,120 square miles (5,490 km2) of land, centred near 29&deg;58&prime;N 100&deg;18&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Rocksprings is the county seat, and its postal code is 78880. The county has no incorporated cities other than Rocksprings, one census-designated place, and two unincorporated communities. Texas counties have no civil-township layer, so this page skips that section. Edwards County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Edwards County<\/h2>\n<p>Four named places appear on the census and postal maps of Edwards County: one incorporated seat, one CDP, and two unincorporated communities. Almost the entire county population lives in or near Rocksprings; the rest of the county is ranch land on the Edwards Plateau.<\/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>Rocksprings<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>78880<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barksdale<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>78828<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carta Valley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>78880<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hackberry<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>78880<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carta Valley and Hackberry are ranching settlements with no post office of their own; mail for both is addressed through Rocksprings. Barksdale sits on the county&#8217;s eastern edge along the Nueces River and is close enough to Camp Wood, in neighboring Real County, that the two are often mentioned together, but Barksdale itself is entirely inside Edwards County.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>78880 &mdash; Rocksprings (also serves Carta Valley and Hackberry)<\/li>\n<li>78828 &mdash; Barksdale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A third code, 76883 (Telegraph), reaches a sliver of northeastern Edwards County from its post office over the Sutton County line, but it does not serve any named place inside the county.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Edwards County lies almost entirely on the Edwards Plateau, a limestone tableland cut by spring-fed creeks and dry canyons that drain toward the Nueces and Devils rivers. Elevations run from roughly 1,300 feet along the eastern creeks to over 2,400 feet on the plateau&#8217;s divides. The terrain is thin-soiled rangeland, mesquite and live oak brush, and karst limestone riddled with sinkholes and caves &mdash; the county sits over part of the Edwards Aquifer, which along with the plateau itself takes its name from the county rather than the other way around.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sutton-county\/\">Sutton County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kimble-county\/\">Kimble County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kerr-county\/\">Kerr County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/real-county\/\">Real County<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/uvalde-county\/\">Uvalde County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/kinney-county\/\">Kinney County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/val-verde-county\/\">Val Verde County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Edwards County had a population of 1,422 at the 2020 census, spread across 2,118 square miles of land &mdash; a density of well under one person per square mile, among the lowest in Texas. Rocksprings holds the large majority of the county&#8217;s residents; Barksdale and the ranching settlements of Carta Valley and Hackberry account for the rest. Household income in the county runs well below the Texas median of $75,780, reflecting an economy built on ranching rather than higher-wage sectors.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Ranching drives the county&#8217;s economy, principally sheep, goats, and cattle on large plateau pastures, alongside exotic-game hunting leases that have become a major source of local income since the late 20th century. Rocksprings calls itself the &#8220;Angora Goat Capital of the World&#8221; for its mohair production, and the county courthouse square in Rocksprings remains the commercial and civic center for the entire county. Hunting and ranch-related tourism, rather than any manufacturing or retail base, support most local businesses.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Edwards County was created from Bexar County in 1858 and formally organized in 1883. It is named for Haden Edwards, an early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas, in the 1820s; the Edwards Aquifer and the Edwards Plateau were later named after the county because of their location beneath and around it, not the reverse. Rocksprings was laid out around a spring on the plateau and became the county seat at organization in 1883. On April 12, 1927, a tornado struck Rocksprings directly, killing dozens of residents and destroying most of the town &mdash; one of the deadliest tornadoes in Texas history &mdash; and the town was rebuilt afterward using local limestone, giving its courthouse square much of its present appearance.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Route 377 and Texas State Highway 55 cross at Rocksprings, the county&#8217;s only significant road junction; Ranch to Market roads reach Barksdale and Carta Valley.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Camp Wood (Real County) &mdash; about 20 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Uvalde &mdash; about 55 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Del Rio &mdash; about 65 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Junction (Kimble County) &mdash; about 60 miles north<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Del Rio International Airport, southwest of the county. There is no Amtrak service in Edwards County.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Edwards County, Texas?<\/strong><br \/>It is on the Edwards Plateau in the west-central part of Texas, between the Hill Country and the Texas-Mexico border region, bordered by Val Verde County to the west and Kerr County to the east.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Edwards County?<\/strong><br \/>1,422 people, at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Edwards County?<\/strong><br \/>2,120 square miles (5,490 km2 of land), making it one of the larger but most sparsely populated counties in Texas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Edwards County?<\/strong><br \/>Rocksprings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Edwards County?<\/strong><br \/>Four named places: the city of Rocksprings, the census-designated place of Barksdale, and the unincorporated communities of Carta Valley and Hackberry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Edwards County?<\/strong><br \/>78880 (Rocksprings) and 78828 (Barksdale) cover almost the whole county.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Edwards County called the Angora Goat Capital of the World?<\/strong><br \/>Rocksprings and the surrounding ranches have produced a large share of the nation&#8217;s mohair since the early 20th century, and the town has marketed itself under that title for decades.<\/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>Edwards County is a county in Texas, United States, on the Edwards Plateau in the west-central part of the state. It had a population of 1,422 at the 2020 census and covers 2,120 square miles (5,490 km2) of land, centred near 29&deg;58&prime;N 100&deg;18&prime;W. Rocksprings is the county seat, and its postal code is 78880. 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