Town guide

Redlands, Colorado

Redlands is a community in Mesa County, Colorado, home to about 8,868 people across 13 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 81507.

Homes sold for a median of $298 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population8,868664 per sq mi
Median home value$487,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$298Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Redlands

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Redlands

Distances

Nearest major airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)211 miles away
Closer regional airportGrand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO206 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ423 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Redlands; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Redlands

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Redlands had 9,061 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.

It’s the 83rd largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.

Mesa County grew from 9,267 residents in 1900 to 155,703 in 2020.

Redlands population by census2000: 8,043, 2010: 8,685, 2020: 9,0618,04320008,68520109,0612020

Mesa County, 1900–2020

Mesa County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,267, 1910: 22,197, 1920: 22,281, 1930: 25,908, 1940: 33,791, 1950: 38,974, 1960: 50,715, 1970: 54,374, 1980: 81,530, 1990: 93,145, 2000: 116,255, 2010: 146,723, 2020: 155,7039K’00’1022K’20’3034K’40’5051K’60’7082K’80’90116K’00’10156K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RedlandsJan: high 39°F, low 19°F, 0.5 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 25°F, 0.5 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 34°F, 0.8 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 40°F, 1 in; May: high 76°F, low 50°F, 0.9 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 59°F, 0.5 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 65°F, 0.7 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 63°F, 0.8 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 54°F, 1.2 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 41°F, 0.9 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 30°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 20°F, 0.5 in39°19°Jan0.547°25°Feb0.558°34°Mar0.865°40°Apr1.076°50°May0.988°59°Jun0.593°65°Jul0.790°63°Aug0.881°54°Sep1.267°41°Oct0.952°30°Nov0.740°20°Dec0.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Junction 6ese, CO weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Mesa County

56,737 jobs at 4,827 businesses in Mesa County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Mesa CountyHealth care and social assistance: 13,141 jobs; Retail trade: 8,957 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 7,061 jobs; Construction: 5,324 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,080 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,522 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,485 jobs; Other services: 2,481 jobsHealth care and social assistance 23% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Construction 9% Manufacturing 5% Wholesale trade 4% Transportation and warehousing 4% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

34 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Redlands.

Nearest hospitals

  • Grand Junction Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Grand Junction5.6 miles
  • Intermountain Health St.. Mary's Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grand Junction5.9 miles
  • Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grand Junction6.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers12
Physical and occupational therapists9
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies2

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.

Places in and around Redlands

Grocery stores

  • Safeway3.8 mi
  • City Market4.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter4.5 mi
  • Sprouts Farmers Market4.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walmart Pharmacy4.5 mi
  • NuQuest4.8 mi
  • Western Colorado Compounding Pharmacy5.5 mi
  • City Market5.6 mi

Libraries

  • Orchard Mesa Branch4.5 mi
  • Mesa County Public Central Library4.6 mi
  • Tomlinson Library5.4 mi

Museums

  • Museum of the West4.3 mi
  • Eureka! McConnell Science Museum5.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Amphitheatre3.9 mi
  • Ampitheater at Las Colonias Park4.1 mi
  • The Palette4.4 mi
  • Mesa Theater4.5 mi
  • Avalon Theater4.5 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.

Schools in Redlands

Public schools here are run by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Wingate Elementary SchoolGrand JunctionPre-K–5363Public3.4 mi
Scenic Elementary SchoolGrand JunctionK–5243Public3.9 mi
Redlands Middle SchoolGrand Junction6–8632Public5.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Grand Junction.

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