Salida is a city in Chaffee County, Colorado, home to about 5,861 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81201.
Homes sold for a median of $428 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Salida; also Poncha Springs and Maysville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Salida. 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)73 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC)51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ482 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Salida; 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.
Salida had 5,666 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 107th 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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 9.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 37 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Salida, CO weather station (about a mile 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).
208 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Salida.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 23 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 40 |
| Dentists | 11 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 41 |
| Mental health providers | 62 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 21 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Salida School District No. R-32. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salida Early Childhood CenterSalida | Pre-K | 74 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Longfellow Elementary SchoolSalida | K–4 | 449 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Crest AcademySalida | 5–8 | 60 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Salida Middle SchoolSalida | 5–8 | 327 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Horizons Exploratory AcademySalida | 9–12 | 32 | Alternative Education | 0.2 mi |
| Salida High SchoolSalida | 9–12 | 409 | Public | 0.1 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 Poncha Springs, Maysville and Smeltertown.
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