El Moro is a community in Las Animas County, Colorado, home to about 151 people across 11 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 81082.
Homes sold for a median of $143 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Trinidad; part is in El Moro
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside El Moro. 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)107 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ497 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of El Moro; 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.
El Moro had 216 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2010.
It’s the 387th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Las Animas County grew from 21,842 residents in 1900 to 14,555 in 2020.
Las Animas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 14.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 55 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Trinidad, CO weather station (6 miles away).
3,318 jobs at 377 businesses in Las Animas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
84 doctors and other health care providers list an office in El Moro.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 7 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 8 |
| Mental health providers | 28 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 11 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 9 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Museums
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 Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3, Trinidad School District 1 in the county of Las Animas and. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoehne SchoolsTrinidad | Pre-K–12 | 271 | Public | 6.9 mi |
| Fisher's Peak Elementary SchoolTrinidad | K–5 | 393 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Trinidad Middle SchoolTrinidad | 6–8 | 172 | Public | 6.8 mi |
| Trinidad High SchoolTrinidad | 9–12 | 204 | Public | 6.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Christian CenterTrinidad | K–12 | 25 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 7.4 mi |
| Holy Trinity AcademyTrinidad | K–12 | 36 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 6.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Trinidad, Cokedale, Segundo, Starkville, Jansen, Hoehne and Valdez.
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