| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:33 PM |
| Population: | 16,276 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08051 |
| Land Area: | 3,352 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 20 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.6679, -106.8612 |
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16,276 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 3,352 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,494 to 16,276 from 2014 to 2024 — a +12.3% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81434 (Somerset, $143,074 median) and poorest ZIP 81243 (Powderhorn, $73,636) are 57.2 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.0× across this county — from $233,100 in 81434 (Somerset) to $923,600 in 81224 (Crested Butte).
Density varies 557× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 81434 (Somerset) to 224 in 81225 (Crested Butte).
Educational attainment ranges from 43.4% bachelor's+ in 81210 (Almont) to 88.1% in 81225 (Crested Butte) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #29 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #12 for median household income with the #24 fastest decade growth .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 81231Western State College .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $81,861 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
64.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,060 of 10,905 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Crested Butte.
7 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 1 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
2 ZIPs 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81230 | Gunnison | Standard | 10,971 | $77,942 | 1,460.1 | 18.8% |
| 81224 | Crested Butte | Standard | 3,101 | $89,907 | 464.0 | -15.7% |
| 81225 | Crested Butte | PO Box | 823 | $85,357 | 3.7 | -4.0% |
| 81210 | Almont | Standard | 664 | — | 544.9 | 197.8% |
| 81241 | Pitkin | PO Box | 238 | — | 35.9 | 266.2% |
| 81243 | Powderhorn | Standard | 174 | $73,636 | 382.9 | 22.5% |
| 81237 | Ohio City | Standard | 169 | $134,038 | 54.0 | 11.2% |
| 81434 | Somerset | Standard | 127 | $143,074 | 315.4 | -11.2% |
| 81239 | Parlin | Standard | 9 | — | 91.3 | — |
| 81231 | Gunnison | Unique | — | — | 0.3 | — |