| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:34 PM |
| Population: | 6,417 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08103 |
| Land Area: | 2,896 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.0134, -108.3316 |
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6,417 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 2,896 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,280 to 6,417 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81648 (Rangely, $71,705 median) and poorest ZIP 81641 (Meeker, $63,070) are 55.0 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $199,300 in 81648 (Rangely) to $329,700 in 81641 (Meeker).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 81641 (Meeker) to 2 in 81648 (Rangely).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.2% bachelor's+ in 81648 (Rangely) to 31.8% in 81641 (Meeker) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #44 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #38 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,832 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,095 of 4,372 reporting).
2 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.