| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:52 PM |
| Population: | 4,288 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08121 |
| Land Area: | 2,288 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.8823, -103.2113 |
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4,288 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 2,288 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,554 to 4,288 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 80812 (Cope, $69,844 median) and poorest ZIP 80801 (Anton, $22,813) are 3.7 miles apart — a 3.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $187,500 in 80812 (Cope) to $254,200 in 80757 (Woodrow).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.7% bachelor's+ in 80801 (Anton) to 34.3% in 80757 (Woodrow) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #54 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #56 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,508 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (743 of 3,118 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.1× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
Washington County lost 5.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: