Milam is a community in Sabine County, Texas, home to about 1,258 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP code is 75959, and parts of 75948 are in Milam too.
Homes sold for a median of $151 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,25838 per sq mi
Median home value$206,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$151Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Milam. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Milam
Distances
Nearest major airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)132 miles away
Closer regional airport
Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV)74 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Houston, TX144 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Milam; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Milam
U.S. Representative · Texas’s 1st DistrictNathaniel Moran (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Milam had 1,355 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 922nd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Sabine County grew from 6,394 residents in 1900 to 9,894 in 2020.
Sabine County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 57.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Toledo Bend Lake, LA weather station (19 miles away).
Jobs in Sabine County
1,748 jobs at 196 businesses in Sabine County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Sabine County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hemphill1.3 miles
Sabine Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Many24.2 miles
Christus Jasper Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Jasper33.6 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Milam
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Brookshire Brothers2.7 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum2.5 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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