| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:50 PM |
| Population: | 19,100 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08039 |
| CBSA: | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO |
| Land Area: | 991 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.3001, -104.2166 |
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19,100 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 991 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,608 to 19,100 from 2014 to 2024 — a +15.0% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 80107 (Elizabeth, $135,262 median) and poorest ZIP 80835 (Simla, $49,344) are 31.5 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $294,600 in 80835 (Simla) to $684,800 in 80107 (Elizabeth).
Density varies 95× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 80830 (Matheson) to 97 in 80107 (Elizabeth).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.6% bachelor's+ in 80835 (Simla) to 38.3% in 80107 (Elizabeth) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #26 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #21 for median household income with the #10 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $127,563 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
35.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,837 of 13,637 reporting).
5 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.