| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:33 PM |
| Population: | 6,809 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08055 |
| Land Area: | 1,678 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.6283, -104.9992 |
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6,809 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,678 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,182 to 6,809 from 2014 to 2024 — a +10.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81055 (La Veta, $55,080 median) and poorest ZIP 81040 (Gardner, $30,978) are 24.6 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $191,800 in 81089 (Walsenburg) to $398,600 in 81055 (La Veta).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 81040 (Gardner) to 7 in 81055 (La Veta).
Educational attainment ranges from 21.4% bachelor's+ in 81089 (Walsenburg) to 38.3% in 81055 (La Veta) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #43 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #63 for median household income with the #19 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,795 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,416 of 5,292 reporting).
3 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.