Shelbyville is a community in Shelby County, Texas, home to about 188 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 75935 and 75973.
Homes sold for a median of $28 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population188281 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$28Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shelbyville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Shelbyville
Distances
Nearest major airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)144 miles away
Closer regional airport
Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Houston, TX157 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Shelbyville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Shelbyville
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
It’s the 1561st largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Shelby County grew from 20,452 residents in 1900 to 24,022 in 2020.
Shelby 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 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 56.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Center, TX weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Shelby County
7,070 jobs at 531 businesses in Shelby County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
68 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shelbyville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Desoto Regional Health SystemGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Mansfield28.3 miles
Sabine County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hemphill29.5 miles
Ut Health East Texas Carthage HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Carthage34.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
21
Mental health providers
18
Physical and occupational therapists
8
Optometrists
5
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
5
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Schools in Shelbyville
Public schools here are run by Excelsior ISD, Center ISD, Shelbyville ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Excelsior ElCenter
Pre-K–8
86
Public
17.9 mi
F L Moffett PriCenter
Pre-K–2
630
Public
10.9 mi
Shelbyville SchoolShelbyville
Pre-K–12
891
Public
2.8 mi
Center ElCenter
3–5
476
Public
10.5 mi
Center MiddleCenter
6–8
496
Public
9.7 mi
Center H SCenter
9–12
662
Public
10.6 mi
Roughrider AcademyCenter
9–12
43
Alternative Education
10.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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