| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:34 PM |
| Population: | 31,352 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08117 |
| CBSA: | Breckenridge, CO |
| Land Area: | 664 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 11 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.5972, -106.0738 |
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31,352 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 664 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 28,118 to 31,352 from 2014 to 2024 — a +11.5% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 80424 (Breckenridge, $120,907 median) and poorest ZIP 80435 (Dillon, $97,463) are 10.8 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $824,200 in 80498 (Silverthorne) to $1,034,600 in 80424 (Breckenridge).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 29 people/sq mi in 80443 (Frisco) to 91 in 80424 (Breckenridge).
Educational attainment ranges from 49.7% bachelor's+ in 80498 (Silverthorne) to 62.7% in 80443 (Frisco) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #19 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #8 for median household income with the #20 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $108,585 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
54.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (13,295 of 24,394 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
1 ZIP in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.