| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:32 PM |
| Population: | 1,739 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08017 |
| Land Area: | 1,748 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.8441, -102.6223 |
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1,739 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,748 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,117 to 1,739 from 2014 to 2024 — a -17.9% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 80810 (Cheyenne Wells, $72,543 median) and poorest ZIP 80802 (Arapahoe, $48,571) are 17.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $129,200 in 80802 (Arapahoe) to $189,600 in 80825 (Kit Carson).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 80802 (Arapahoe) to 2 in 80810 (Cheyenne Wells).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.8% bachelor's+ in 80802 (Arapahoe) to 33.5% in 80825 (Kit Carson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #60 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #44 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,576 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (330 of 1,261 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 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.
Cheyenne County lost 17.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: