| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:32 PM |
| Population: | 5,287 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08027 |
| Land Area: | 721 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.1242, -105.2288 |
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5,287 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 721 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,327 to 5,287 from 2014 to 2024 — a +22.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81253 (Wetmore, $76,346 median) and poorest ZIP 81252 (Westcliffe, $69,527) are 18.7 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $285,000 in 81253 (Wetmore) to $401,900 in 81252 (Westcliffe).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 81253 (Wetmore) to 7 in 81252 (Westcliffe).
Educational attainment ranges from 35.0% bachelor's+ in 81253 (Wetmore) to 44.4% in 81252 (Westcliffe) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #50 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #35 for median household income with the #6 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,203 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
43.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,839 of 4,213 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 0 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.