| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:52 PM |
| Population: | 18,601 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08089 |
| Land Area: | 1,362 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.0107, -103.7516 |
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18,601 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,362 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,134 to 18,601 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.8% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81050 (La Junta, $57,180 median) and poorest ZIP 81030 (Cheraw, $40,625) are 10.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $110,700 in 81030 (Cheraw) to $199,000 in 81050 (La Junta).
Density varies 569× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 81039 (Fowler) to 1,869 in 81077 (Swink).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.0% bachelor's+ in 81030 (Cheraw) to 26.7% in 81039 (Fowler) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #27 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #60 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,410 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,306 of 12,811 reporting).
4 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.