Fort Garland is a community in Costilla County, Colorado, home to about 446 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81133.
Homes sold for a median of $132 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 Fort Garland. 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)103 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO105 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ461 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Garland; 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.
Fort Garland had 464 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 299th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Costilla County grew from 4,632 residents in 1900 to 3,499 in 2020.
Costilla County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 9.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blanca 4 Nw, CO weather station (10 miles away).
385 jobs at 50 businesses in Costilla 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums
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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