| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:50 PM |
| Population: | 5,604 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08025 |
| Land Area: | 938 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 12 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.2883, -103.8048 |
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5,604 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 938 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,370 to 5,604 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81062 (Olney Springs, $56,250 median) and poorest ZIP 81033 (Crowley, $41,250) are 10.7 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $80,000 in 81033 (Crowley) to $127,300 in 81062 (Olney Springs).
Density varies 332× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 81076 (Sugar City) to 686 in 81033 (Crowley).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.7% bachelor's+ in 81033 (Crowley) to 18.5% in 81076 (Sugar City) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #47 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #59 for median household income .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 81034Ark Valley Corr Facl .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,424 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (556 of 4,392 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 1 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.