| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:32 PM |
| Population: | 32,111 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08029 |
| Land Area: | 1,544 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.8281, -107.8784 |
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32,111 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 1,544 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 31,276 to 32,111 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.7% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81428 (Paonia, $75,799 median) and poorest ZIP 81416 (Delta, $50,243) are 35.9 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $266,000 in 81418 (Eckert) to $432,700 in 81428 (Paonia).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 81415 (Crawford) to 55 in 81410 (Austin).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.5% bachelor's+ in 81418 (Eckert) to 41.0% in 81428 (Paonia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #18 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #48 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,200 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,286 of 23,825 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81416 | Delta | Standard | 14,256 | $50,243 | 457.5 | 3.4% |
| 81413 | Cedaredge | Standard | 5,149 | $58,465 | 140.3 | 2.7% |
| 81428 | Paonia | Standard | 3,788 | $75,799 | 265.1 | -2.4% |
| 81419 | Hotchkiss | Standard | 3,646 | $59,735 | 212.2 | -3.8% |
| 81415 | Crawford | Standard | 1,955 | $59,141 | 322.6 | 36.0% |
| 81418 | Eckert | Standard | 1,945 | $54,417 | 121.2 | 8.9% |
| 81410 | Austin | Standard | 1,372 | $67,826 | 24.9 | -13.0% |
| 81420 | Lazear | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 81414 | Cory | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |