Colorado City is a community in Pueblo County, Colorado, home to about 1,615 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81019, and parts of 81069 are in Colorado City too.
Homes sold for a median of $241 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Colorado City
Part is in Colorado City, part in Rye
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Colorado City. 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)60 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ505 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Colorado City; 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.
Colorado City had 2,237 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 189th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Pueblo County grew from 34,448 residents in 1900 to 168,162 in 2020.
Pueblo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 25.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 130 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rye 1sw, CO weather station (5 miles away).
50,735 jobs at 3,250 businesses in Pueblo 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 Colorado City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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 Pueblo County School District 70. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craver Middle SchoolColorado City | 6–8 | 158 | Public | 2.1 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 Rye.
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