| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:34 PM |
| Population: | 4,779 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08095 |
| Land Area: | 943 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.6046, -102.3635 |
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4,779 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 943 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,507 to 4,779 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 80721 (Amherst, $104,167 median) and poorest ZIP 80734 (Holyoke, $57,891) are 14.3 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $235,300 in 80731 (Haxtun) to $326,100 in 80721 (Amherst).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 80721 (Amherst) to 6 in 80734 (Holyoke).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.2% bachelor's+ in 80721 (Amherst) to 35.1% in 80734 (Holyoke) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #52 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #26 for median household income with the #33 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,827 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,074 of 3,331 reporting).
4 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.