| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 505 / 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:33 PM |
| Population: | 5,571 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 35045 |
| CBSA: | Farmington, NM |
| Land Area: | 1,910 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 23 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.1081, -107.6572 |
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57,040 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,910 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 52,755 to 57,040 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.1% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81122 (Bayfield, $93,714 median) and poorest ZIP 81137 (Ignacio, $63,860) are 20.7 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $335,300 in 81137 (Ignacio) to $695,800 in 81301 (Durango).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 81326 (Hesperus) to 64 in 81303 (Durango).
Educational attainment ranges from 21.9% bachelor's+ in 81137 (Ignacio) to 59.7% in 81301 (Durango) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #48 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #42 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $84,065 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
48.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (20,454 of 41,870 reporting).
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81301 | Durango | Standard | 29,774 | $83,943 | 736.3 | 1.7% |
| 81303 | Durango | Standard | 10,236 | $88,103 | 159.9 | 31.2% |
| 81122 | Bayfield | Standard | 8,838 | $93,714 | 419.6 | 11.7% |
| 81137 | Ignacio | Standard | 5,571 | $63,860 | 203.6 | -2.3% |
| 81326 | Hesperus | Standard | 2,621 | $80,089 | 390.4 | 27.0% |
| 81302 | Durango | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 81329 | Marvel | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |