Hood County is a county in Texas, United States, on the Edwards Plateau at the edge of the Fort Worth metropolitan area. It had a population of 61,598 at the 2020 census and covers 421 square miles (1,090 km2) of land, centred near 32°26′N 97°50′W.<\/p>\n
Granbury is the county seat, and its postal code is 76049. The county has six incorporated cities and towns plus several unincorporated communities, sits in the Central time zone, and carries FIPS code 48221.<\/p>\n
Hood County has six incorporated places and a handful of unincorporated communities and subdivisions. Type key: City = a home-rule or general-law city; Unincorp. = an unincorporated community or census-designated place with no city government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granbury<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 10,958<\/td>\n | 76048 \/ 76049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cresson<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DeCordova<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lipan<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stockton Bend<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tolar<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Acton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Paluxy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76467<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pecan Plantation<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Trail Shores<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thorp Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hill City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mambrino<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Cresson straddles the Hood–Parker–Johnson county line, with most of its incorporated footprint in Hood County. DeCordova and Pecan Plantation are both large lake-oriented subdivisions along the Brazos River rather than traditional town centres.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThorp Spring shares the 76449 ZIP with neighbouring Tolar-area addresses; it has no dedicated post office of its own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nHood County sits on the Edwards Plateau where it meets the Cross Timbers, drained by the Brazos River and its Lake Granbury reservoir, which forms the county’s largest body of water and shoreline for several of its subdivisions. Terrain ranges from rolling prairie in the east to rockier, cedar-covered hills toward the west.<\/p>\n |