Nathrop is a community in Chaffee County, Colorado, home to about 187 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 81236.
Homes sold for a median of $452 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 Nathrop. 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)77 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ487 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Nathrop; 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 372nd 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 9.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buena Vista 2s, CO weather station (8 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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Nathrop.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
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