Olney Springs is a town in Crowley County, Colorado, home to about 557 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81062.
Homes sold for a median of $122 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Olney Springs. 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)59 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX550 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Olney Springs; 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.
Olney Springs had 315 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 279th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Crowley County grew from 6,383 residents in 1920 to 5,922 in 2020.
Crowley County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 12 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tacony 13 Se, CO weather station (12 miles away).
481 jobs at 41 businesses in Crowley 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.
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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