Garfield is a community in Chaffee County, Colorado, home to about 93 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81227.
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)88 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO85 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ472 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Garfield; 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.
Garfield had 27 residents in the 2020 census, up 80% since 2010.
It’s the 417th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Chaffee County grew from 7,085 residents in 1900 to 19,476 in 2020.
Chaffee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average -5°F. About 14.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 105 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sargents, CO weather station (12 miles away).
7,171 jobs at 1,076 businesses in Chaffee 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.
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