| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:52 PM |
| Population: | 7,975 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08113 |
| Land Area: | 1,479 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.9502, -108.2376 |
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7,975 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,479 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,668 to 7,975 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81426 (Ophir, $135,179 median) and poorest ZIP 81325 (Egnar, $56,750) are 57.9 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $400,000 in 81325 (Egnar) to $1,234,800 in 81430 (Placerville).
Density varies 144× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 81325 (Egnar) to 54 in 81435 (Telluride).
Educational attainment ranges from 25.3% bachelor's+ in 81325 (Egnar) to 92.2% in 81426 (Ophir) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #39 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #28 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,664 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
64.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,051 of 6,271 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
1 ZIP in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
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.