Cheyenne Wells is a town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, home to about 979 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 80810.
Homes sold for a median of $86 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cheyenne Wells. 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)126 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)108 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX521 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cheyenne Wells; 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.
Cheyenne Wells had 758 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 224th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Cheyenne County grew from 501 residents in 1900 to 1,748 in 2020.
Cheyenne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 16.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cheyenne Wells 2ne, CO weather station (3 miles away).
358 jobs at 59 businesses in Cheyenne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cheyenne Wells.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Parks (2 nearby)
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 Cheyenne County School District No. Re-5. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Wells Elementary SchoolCheyenne Wells | Pre-K–6 | 90 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Cheyenne Wells Junior/High SchoolCheyenne Wells | 7–12 | 84 | Public | 0.3 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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