Grand Lake is a town in Grand County, Colorado, home to about 333 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80447.
Homes sold for a median of $444 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 Grand Lake. 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)68 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ574 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Grand Lake; 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.
Grand Lake had 410 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 328th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Grand County grew from 741 residents in 1900 to 15,717 in 2020.
Grand County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 18.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 155 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Lake 1 Nw, CO weather station (3 miles away).
8,294 jobs at 917 businesses in Grand County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Grand Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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.
Libraries
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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