| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:34 PM |
| Population: | 3,522 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08109 |
| Land Area: | 1,927 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.1682, -106.1077 |
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3,522 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,927 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,289 to 3,522 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81155 (Villa Grove, $75,000 median) and poorest ZIP 81143 (Moffat, $30,915) are 14.8 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.6× across this county — from $168,600 in 81143 (Moffat) to $609,800 in 81155 (Villa Grove).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 81248 (Sargents) to 4 in 81131 (Crestone).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.3% bachelor's+ in 81155 (Villa Grove) to 47.5% in 81131 (Crestone) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #55 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #57 for median household income with the #30 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,073 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
33.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (987 of 2,977 reporting).
3 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.