| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:33 PM |
| Population: | 15,547 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08049 |
| Land Area: | 1,759 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 23 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.0684, -105.9672 |
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15,547 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,759 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,466 to 15,547 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.5% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 80451 (Hot Sulphur Springs, $111,875 median) and poorest ZIP 80482 (Winter Park, $65,137) are 21.3 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $390,600 in 80459 (Kremmling) to $1,008,600 in 80478 (Tabernash).
Density varies 110× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 80468 (Parshall) to 95 in 80442 (Fraser).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.2% bachelor's+ in 80468 (Parshall) to 56.9% in 80482 (Winter Park) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #31 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #17 for median household income with the #28 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $90,446 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
43.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,232 of 12,089 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 4 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80446 | Granby | Standard | 4,017 | $74,973 | 327.5 | 11.5% |
| 80442 | Fraser | PO Box | 2,614 | $108,387 | 27.4 | -5.3% |
| 80459 | Kremmling | Standard | 2,569 | $87,727 | 455.6 | -3.1% |
| 80447 | Grand Lake | Standard | 1,857 | $96,000 | 287.6 | 10.9% |
| 80482 | Winter Park | PO Box | 1,447 | $65,137 | 79.4 | 33.5% |
| 80478 | Tabernash | PO Box | 1,396 | $105,801 | 69.4 | -8.8% |
| 80451 | Hot Sulphur Springs | PO Box | 1,265 | $111,875 | 72.1 | 55.8% |
| 80468 | Parshall | Standard | 382 | — | 439.9 | 9.1% |