ZIP Code 76636
About Covington
Covington is a city in Hill County in central Texas, United States. Located at the intersection of FM 67 and State Highway 171, 14 miles (23 km) north of Hillsboro, it is near the northern boundary of Hill County. It was founded by Colonel James Jackson Gathings, formerly of North Carolina and Mississippi, in the spring of 1852, and is named for his wife's family. Gathings secured about 10,000 acres (40 km2) of land in what is now Hill County, 100 of which were set aside for the new town of Covington. The population of Covington, 168 years later, was 261 at the 2020 census.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
1,678
population
$68,750
median household income
37
people / sq mi
$200,300
median home value
$715
median gross rent
38.4
median age
644
housing units
597
households
45.1
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 76636
- Brushy Knob nature