| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:52 PM |
| Population: | 25,012 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08107 |
| CBSA: | Steamboat Springs, CO |
| Land Area: | 2,112 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.4031, -106.9333 |
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25,012 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 2,112 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 22,812 to 25,012 from 2014 to 2024 — a +9.6% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 80428 (Clark, $120,227 median) and poorest ZIP 80483 (Yampa, $85,089) are 49.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $429,500 in 80483 (Yampa) to $1,055,900 in 80487 (Steamboat Springs).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 80428 (Clark) to 21 in 80487 (Steamboat Springs).
Educational attainment ranges from 27.4% bachelor's+ in 81639 (Hayden) to 59.5% in 80487 (Steamboat Springs) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #23 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #9 for median household income with the #27 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $108,555 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
54.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (10,310 of 18,968 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80487 | Steamboat Springs | Standard | 18,525 | $109,659 | 868.8 | 9.3% |
| 81639 | Hayden | Standard | 2,618 | $110,404 | 431.1 | 14.4% |
| 80467 | Oak Creek | Standard | 2,260 | $102,143 | 270.9 | 4.0% |
| 80428 | Clark | Standard | 720 | $120,227 | 267.4 | 17.5% |
| 80483 | Yampa | PO Box | 455 | $85,089 | 91.6 | -8.3% |
| 80469 | Phippsburg | PO Box | 402 | $87,366 | 26.4 | 48.3% |
| 80479 | Toponas | PO Box | 32 | — | 156.3 | 23.1% |
| 80488 | Steamboat Springs | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 80477 | Steamboat Springs | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |