Cheraw is a town in Otero County, Colorado, home to about 188 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81030, and parts of 81050 are in Cheraw too.
Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Cheraw
Mostly La Junta; part is in Cheraw
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cheraw. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)80 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO86 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX528 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cheraw; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cheraw had 237 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 370th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Otero County grew from 11,522 residents in 1900 to 18,690 in 2020.
Otero County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 11.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, La Junta Muni Ap, CO weather station (3 miles away).
4,508 jobs at 403 businesses in Otero County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
55 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cheraw.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 19 |
| Dentists | 14 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Cheraw School District No. 31 in the county of Otero and S. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheraw SchoolCheraw | Pre-K–12 | 209 | Public | 4.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with La Junta, North La Junta and La Junta Gardens.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.