| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:32 PM |
| Population: | 66,633 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08045 |
| CBSA: | Rifle, CO |
| Land Area: | 2,571 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.5214, -107.6720 |
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66,633 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 2,571 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 62,076 to 66,633 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.3% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81623 (Carbondale, $109,661 median) and poorest ZIP 81635 (Parachute, $73,278) are 46.5 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $311,200 in 81635 (Parachute) to $913,300 in 81623 (Carbondale).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.4% bachelor's+ in 81650 (Rifle) to 52.6% in 81623 (Carbondale) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #13 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #18 for median household income with the #29 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $95,342 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
35.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (15,832 of 45,022 reporting).
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81601 | Glenwood Springs | Standard | 16,844 | $109,129 | 365.7 | 2.9% |
| 81623 | Carbondale | Standard | 15,067 | $109,661 | 439.7 | 3.7% |
| 81650 | Rifle | Standard | 14,083 | $81,025 | 1,042.8 | 4.9% |
| 81635 | Parachute | Standard | 7,486 | $73,278 | 289.9 | 16.8% |
| 81647 | New Castle | Standard | 6,882 | $78,352 | 333.5 | -1.1% |
| 81652 | Silt | Standard | 6,271 | $101,038 | 99.3 | 43.3% |
| 81602 | Glenwood Springs | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 81636 | Battlement Mesa | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |