| | | Callahan County | TX | 48059 | | Abilene, TX 10180 | Abilene-Sweetwater, TX 101 | Outlying | in metro of < 250k | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CallahanCounty+TX |
| | | Jones County | TX | 48253 | | Abilene, TX 10180 | Abilene-Sweetwater, TX 101 | Outlying | in metro of < 250k | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=JonesCounty+TX |
| | | Nolan County | TX | 48353 | | Sweetwater, TX 45020 | Abilene-Sweetwater, TX 101 | Central | not in metro; pop > 5k
< 20k; metro-adjacent | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=NolanCounty+TX |
| | | Taylor County | TX | 48441 | | Abilene, TX 10180 | Abilene-Sweetwater, TX 101 | Central | in metro of < 250k | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=TaylorCounty+TX |
