| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:50 PM |
| Population: | 3,458 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08023 |
| CBSA: | Alamosa, CO |
| Land Area: | 1,012 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.2362, -105.4567 |
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3,458 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,012 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,519 to 3,458 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81126 (Chama, $52,870 median) and poorest ZIP 81152 (San Luis, $31,875) are 1.8 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $120,300 in 81152 (San Luis) to $273,400 in 81133 (Fort Garland).
Density varies 194× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 81123 (Blanca) to 467 in 81126 (Chama).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.9% bachelor's+ in 81152 (San Luis) to 38.5% in 81133 (Fort Garland) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #56 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #65 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $40,176 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (635 of 2,603 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 2 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.