Town guide

Saddle Ridge, Colorado

Saddle Ridge is a community in Morgan County, Colorado, home to about 27 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 80701.

Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population27159 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$189Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Saddle Ridge

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Saddle Ridge

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)53 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Aurora, CO61 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX646 miles away

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

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

Who represents Saddle Ridge

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

Saddle Ridge had 66 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2010.

It’s the 457th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.

Morgan County grew from 3,268 residents in 1900 to 29,111 in 2020.

Saddle Ridge population by census2010: 56, 2020: 66562010662020

Morgan County, 1900–2020

Morgan County population, 1900 to 20201900: 3,268, 1910: 9,577, 1920: 16,124, 1930: 18,284, 1940: 17,214, 1950: 18,074, 1960: 21,192, 1970: 20,105, 1980: 22,513, 1990: 21,939, 2000: 27,171, 2010: 28,159, 2020: 29,1113K’00’1016K’20’3017K’40’5021K’60’7023K’80’9027K’00’1029K’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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 14.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Saddle RidgeJan: high 42°F, low 13°F, 0.3 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 15°F, 0.3 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 25°F, 0.7 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 33°F, 1.5 in; May: high 72°F, low 43°F, 2.2 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 54°F, 2.2 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 60°F, 2.4 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 57°F, 1.7 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 47°F, 1.1 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 34°F, 1.1 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 21°F, 0.5 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 13°F, 0.3 in42°13°Jan0.345°15°Feb0.356°25°Mar0.763°33°Apr1.572°43°May2.284°54°Jun2.290°60°Jul2.488°57°Aug1.781°47°Sep1.166°34°Oct1.152°21°Nov0.542°13°Dec0.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Morgan, CO weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Morgan County

10,323 jobs at 711 businesses in Morgan County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Morgan CountyManufacturing: 3,311 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,341 jobs; Retail trade: 1,322 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 859 jobs; Construction: 746 jobs; Administrative and support: 503 jobs; Wholesale trade: 331 jobs; Information: 319 jobsManufacturing 32% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 8% Construction 7% Administrative and support 5% Wholesale trade 3% Information 3%

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

Health care

140 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Saddle Ridge.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Elizabeth HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fort MorganUnder a mile
  • East Morgan County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Brush9.2 miles
  • Sterling Regional MedcenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sterling39.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors11
Dentists14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants23
Mental health providers58
Physical and occupational therapists10
Optometrists7
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies6

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 Saddle Ridge

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Legion Park · 27 acres0.7 mi
  • Brenda Joy Park · 5 acres0.8 mi
  • Glenn Miller Park · 4 acres0.2 mi
  • Fulton Heights Park · 3 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Safeway0.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Fort Morgan Public Library0.2 mi

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.

Schools in Saddle Ridge

Public schools here are run by School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Sherman Early Childhood CenterFort MorganPre-K–K409Public0.7 mi
Baker Elementary SchoolFort Morgan1–5321Public0.4 mi
Columbine Elementary SchoolFort Morgan1–5421Public0.5 mi
Green Acres Elementary SchoolFort Morgan1–5320Public0.7 mi
Pioneer Elementary SchoolFort Morgan1–5243Public0.9 mi
Fort Morgan Middle SchoolFort Morgan6–8749Public1.1 mi
Fort Morgan High SchoolFort Morgan9–12945Public0.7 mi
Lincoln High SchoolFort Morgan9–1243Alternative Education0.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Trinity Lutheran SchoolFort MorganPre-K–549Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.7 mi
Lighthouse Sda Christian SchoolFort Morgan1–88Seventh-day Adventist0.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Fort Morgan, Morgan Heights, Trail Side and Blue Sky.

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