Estes Park is a town in Larimer County, Colorado, home to about 5,844 people across 6.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 80517.
Homes sold for a median of $415 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 Estes Park. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ593 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Estes Park; 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.
Estes Park had 5,904 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 108th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Larimer County grew from 12,168 residents in 1900 to 359,066 in 2020.
Larimer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 17.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 104 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Estes Park 3 Sse, CO weather station (about a mile away).
139,517 jobs at 11,764 businesses in Larimer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
100 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Estes Park.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 16 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 15 |
| Dentists | 8 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 11 |
| Mental health providers | 28 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 17 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| 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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1859.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Estes Park School District R-3. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Park K-5 SchoolEstes Park | Pre-K–5 | 431 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Estes Park Middle SchoolEstes Park | 6–8 | 163 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Estes Park High SchoolEstes Park | 9–12 | 288 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Rock School & PdcEstes Park | Ungraded | 35 | Nonsectarian | 3.3 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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