Newton County is a county in Texas, United States, the easternmost county in the state, its eastern boundary formed by the Sabine River against Louisiana. It had a population of 12,217 at the 2020 census and covers 940 square miles (2,435 km2), of which 934 square miles (2,419 km2) are land, centred near 30\u00b047\u2032N 93\u00b045\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Newton is the county seat and the only incorporated city in the county; its postal code is 75966. The rest of the county’s roughly two dozen named communities are unincorporated. Newton County has no civil townships. The county sits in the Central Time Zone; its FIPS code is 48-351.<\/p>\n
Newton County has one incorporated city and about two dozen unincorporated communities, most dating to the 19th-century sawmill and farming era of the Piney Woods. The table below marks Newton as the county seat and lists the rest as Unincorp. (unincorporated community); population figures are shown only where a reliable 2020 Census-designated figure exists.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bon Wier<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75928<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burkeville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75932<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Call<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75933<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Deweyville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wiergate<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belgrade<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bleakwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buckhorn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Farrsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fawil<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Harrells<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hartburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Howards<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Indian Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jamestown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mattox<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mayflower<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Quicksand<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ruliff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salem<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sandjack<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Scrapping Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shankleville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Simmonsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| South Toledo Bend<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stringtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Toledo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Trotti<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Trout Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Weeks Settlement<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 75966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n The old list included a duplicate “Call” entry and an unverifiable “Adsul” entry; both were dropped (see notes). Communities without their own post office, such as Belgrade, Hartburg, and Trout Creek, share the Newton (75966) ZIP.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nGeography<\/h2>\nNewton County lies in the Piney Woods of deep East Texas, a landscape of pine and hardwood forest cut by the Sabine and Angelina river systems. The Sabine River forms the county’s entire eastern boundary, separating Texas from Louisiana; the reservoir Toledo Bend Lake backs up along much of that border and gives South Toledo Bend its name. The Sabine and Angelina National Forests cover a large share of the county’s timberland.<\/p>\n Newton County borders Sabine County<\/a> to the north, Jasper County<\/a> to the west, and Orange County<\/a> to the south. Across the Sabine River to the east lie Sabine, Vernon, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes in Louisiana.<\/p>\n Newton County had a population of 12,217 at the 2020 census. Newton, the county seat, is the largest community; Deweyville and Burkeville are the next-largest named places. Median household income in the county runs well below the Texas median of $75,780, consistent with the timber- and farm-dependent economy of rural East Texas. Population density is roughly 13 people per square mile, among the more sparsely settled counties in the state.<\/p>\n Timber and forestry dominate the local economy; large tracts of the county lie within the Sabine and Angelina National Forests and in private pine plantations supplying regional paper and lumber mills. Cattle ranching and small-scale farming continue on land cleared from the pine woods, and Toledo Bend Reservoir supports a fishing- and lake-tourism trade centred on South Toledo Bend. Some residents commute to the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area, of which Newton County is officially a part, though most of the county remains rural.<\/p>\n Newton County was organized in 1846, formed in the early years of the Republic and then Texas from the vast original Jasper County. It is named for John Newton, a soldier of the American Revolutionary War. Shankleville, a small unincorporated community, is notable as a settlement founded by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War and is documented in state historical markers. Timber milling, spurred by East Texas rail lines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shaped many of the county’s smaller communities.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 190 crosses the county east-west through Newton, and State Highways 12, 62, 63, and 87 provide the other main routes. Approximate driving distances from Newton:<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Southeast Texas Regional Airport near Beaumont\/Port Arthur.<\/p>\n Where is Newton County, Texas?<\/strong> What is the population of Newton County?<\/strong> How big is Newton County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Newton County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Newton County?<\/strong> |