Dinosaur is a town in Moffat County, Colorado, home to about 507 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81610.
Homes sold for a median of $174 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 Dinosaur. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)162 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Vernal Regional Airport (VEL)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO219 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ493 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dinosaur; 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.
Dinosaur had 243 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 285th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Moffat County grew from 5,129 residents in 1920 to 13,292 in 2020.
Moffat County, 1920–2020
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 14°F. About 11.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dinosaur 2 E, CO weather station (about a mile away).
3,181 jobs at 389 businesses in Moffat County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
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.
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