Crested Butte is a town in Gunnison County, Colorado, home to about 1,229 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81224.
Homes sold for a median of $691 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Crested Butte. 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)122 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ464 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Crested Butte; 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.
Crested Butte had 1,639 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 206th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Gunnison County grew from 5,331 residents in 1900 to 16,918 in 2020.
Gunnison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average -6°F. About 23.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 203 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Crested Butte, CO weather station (about a mile away).
7,194 jobs at 1,191 businesses in Gunnison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
45 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crested Butte.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 14 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| 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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 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 Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte Elementary SchoolCrested Butte | K–5 | 303 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Crested Butte Secondary SchoolCrested Butte | 6–12 | 400 | Public | 0.8 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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