| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:51 PM |
| Population: | 13,220 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08081 |
| CBSA: | Steamboat Springs, CO |
| Land Area: | 4,846 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.5237, -107.9669 |
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13,220 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 4,846 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,331 to 13,220 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81625 (Craig, $75,812 median) and poorest ZIP 81610 (Dinosaur, $51,105) are 65.3 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $295,500 in 81625 (Craig) to $564,800 in 81640 (Maybell).
Density varies 69× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 81640 (Maybell) to 7 in 81625 (Craig).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.5% bachelor's+ in 81610 (Dinosaur) to 49.3% in 81638 (Hamilton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #36 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #43 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $74,600 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,780 of 9,162 reporting).
6 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.