| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 7 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:32 PM |
| Population: | 54,807 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08037 |
| CBSA: | Edwards, CO |
| Land Area: | 2,193 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 11 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.6738, -106.6647 |
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54,807 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 2,193 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 50,703 to 54,807 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.1% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81631 (Eagle, $113,662 median) and poorest ZIP 81632 (Edwards, $83,712) are 11.8 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $616,200 in 81637 (Gypsum) to $1,501,800 in 81657 (Vail).
Density varies 41× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 81649 (Red Cliff) to 112 in 81620 (Avon).
Educational attainment ranges from 30.3% bachelor's+ in 81637 (Gypsum) to 69.4% in 81657 (Vail) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #14 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #7 for median household income with the #23 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $102,271 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
51.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (20,349 of 39,928 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 7 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
1 ZIP in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81632 | Edwards | Standard | 10,965 | $83,712 | 212.6 | 15.5% |
| 81620 | Avon | PO Box | 10,870 | $102,775 | 96.8 | 1.0% |
| 81637 | Gypsum | Standard | 10,744 | $109,209 | 753.2 | 34.1% |
| 81631 | Eagle | PO Box | 8,958 | $113,662 | 213.2 | 10.2% |
| 81621 | Basalt | Standard | 6,550 | $104,754 | 246.3 | -0.2% |
| 81657 | Vail | Standard | 4,835 | $100,573 | 152.9 | -15.7% |
| 81645 | Minturn | PO Box | 1,028 | $102,039 | 10.8 | -10.9% |
| 81649 | Red Cliff | PO Box | 345 | — | 125.4 | 28.7% |
| 81655 | Wolcott | PO Box | 227 | $125,539 | 58.8 | 141.5% |
| 80426 | Burns | PO Box | 102 | $95,688 | 63.3 | -53.0% |
| 80463 | Mc Coy | Standard | 100 | $192,656 | 55.3 | -28.6% |
| 80423 | Bond | Standard | 83 | — | 204.6 | -37.1% |
| 81658 | Vail | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |