Matheson is a community in Elbert County, Colorado, home to about 34 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80830.
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)48 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX593 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Matheson; 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.
It’s the 453rd largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Elbert County grew from 3,101 residents in 1900 to 26,062 in 2020.
Elbert County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 15 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Limon Wsmo, CO weather station (11 miles away).
3,474 jobs at 722 businesses in Elbert 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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