| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:33 PM |
| Population: | 14,379 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08071 |
| Land Area: | 4,733 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.2939, -104.2282 |
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14,379 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 4,733 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,753 to 14,376 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.6% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81082 (Trinidad, $58,589 median) and poorest ZIP 81020 (Aguilar, $30,685) are 18.9 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.3× across this county — from $56,300 in 81027 (Branson) to $351,900 in 81091 (Weston).
Density varies 110× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 81081 (Trinchera) to 20 in 81082 (Trinidad).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.4% bachelor's+ in 81081 (Trinchera) to 35.4% in 81027 (Branson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #33 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #58 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,878 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,051 of 10,683 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81082 | Trinidad | Standard | 11,842 | $58,589 | 602.2 | -1.7% |
| 81091 | Weston | Standard | 1,120 | $50,179 | 478.7 | 32.7% |
| 81020 | Aguilar | Standard | 763 | $30,685 | 297.7 | -20.1% |
| 81049 | Kim | Standard | 194 | $44,904 | 1,041.7 | -37.0% |
| 81027 | Branson | Standard | 158 | $46,458 | 629.4 | 31.7% |
| 81024 | Boncarbo | Standard | 149 | $31,292 | 57.8 | 53.6% |
| 81081 | Trinchera | Standard | 89 | $39,255 | 498.9 | 147.2% |
| 81059 | Model | Standard | 61 | $93,068 | 1,127.1 | -82.4% |
| 81046 | Hoehne | PO Box | 3 | — | 0.0 | — |