| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 5 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:50 PM |
| Population: | 49,496 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08043 |
| CBSA: | Canon City, CO |
| Land Area: | 1,467 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.4009, -105.3652 |
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49,496 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 1,467 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 46,650 to 49,496 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.1% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81240 (Penrose, $90,417 median) and poorest ZIP 81221 (Coal Creek, $34,000) are 13.0 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $195,200 in 81244 (Rockvale) to $474,600 in 81233 (Howard).
Density varies 56× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 81223 (Cotopaxi) to 343 in 81244 (Rockvale).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.3% bachelor's+ in 81222 (Coaldale) to 34.8% in 81240 (Penrose) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #16 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #49 for median household income with the #32 fastest decade growth .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 81290Federal Correctional Complex .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,167 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,486 of 38,607 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 5 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81212 | Canon City | Standard | 32,292 | $64,235 | 674.6 | 6.9% |
| 81226 | Florence | Standard | 7,459 | $53,969 | 146.6 | -17.9% |
| 81240 | Penrose | Standard | 4,800 | $90,417 | 155.5 | 29.8% |
| 81223 | Cotopaxi | Standard | 2,457 | $51,889 | 401.7 | 66.0% |
| 81233 | Howard | Standard | 966 | $60,386 | 54.0 | -17.9% |
| 81244 | Rockvale | PO Box | 660 | $51,250 | 1.9 | 95.3% |
| 81222 | Coaldale | PO Box | 538 | — | 31.1 | 42.3% |
| 81221 | Coal Creek | PO Box | 324 | $34,000 | 1.2 | 18.2% |
| 81232 | Hillside | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 81290 | Florence | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 81215 | Canon City | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |