| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (1 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:31 PM |
| Population: | 13,501 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08007 |
| Land Area: | 1,565 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.2186, -107.0803 |
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13,501 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,565 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,972 to 13,501 from 2014 to 2024 — a +12.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81147 (Pagosa Springs, $84,270 median) and poorest ZIP 81121 (Arboles, $42,813) are 29.3 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $332,000 in 81121 (Arboles) to $486,000 in 81147 (Pagosa Springs).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 81147 (Pagosa Springs) to 85 in 81121 (Arboles).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.5% bachelor's+ in 81121 (Arboles) to 42.4% in 81147 (Pagosa Springs) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #35 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #4 for median household income with the #14 fastest decade growth .
On the national stage, Archuleta County is ranks #72 for income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $83,533 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
41.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,508 of 10,786 reporting).
1 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.