| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:34 PM |
| Population: | 13,945 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 08097 |
| CBSA: | Rifle, CO |
| Land Area: | 673 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.2111, -106.8286 |
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13,945 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 673 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,280 to 13,945 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 81656 (Woody Creek, $250,001 median) and poorest ZIP 81611 (Aspen, $82,664) are 10.9 miles apart — a 3.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $988,000 in 81611 (Aspen) to $1,729,900 in 81615 (Snowmass Village).
Density varies 26× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 81656 (Woody Creek) to 123 in 81615 (Snowmass Village).
Educational attainment ranges from 53.9% bachelor's+ in 81656 (Woody Creek) to 67.7% in 81611 (Aspen) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Colorado, this is the #34 most populous of 65 counties and ranks #2 for median household income .
On the national stage, Pitkin County is ranks #27 for income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $98,512 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
63.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,332 of 11,495 reporting).
3 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.
Median household income spans 3.0× 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.