Silverthorne is a town in Summit County, Colorado, home to about 4,815 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 80498, and parts of 80435 are in Silverthorne too.
Homes sold for a median of $614 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Silverthorne; also Heeney
Mostly Keystone; part is in Silverthorne
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Silverthorne. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)82 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ537 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Silverthorne; 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.
Silverthorne had 4,402 residents in the 2020 census, up 38% since 2000.
It’s the 119th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Summit County grew from 2,744 residents in 1900 to 31,055 in 2020.
Summit County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 16.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Green Mt Dam, CO weather station (10 miles away).
22,915 jobs at 2,306 businesses in Summit County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
46 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Silverthorne.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 14 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Summit School District No. Re 1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverthorne Elementary SchoolSilverthorne | Pre-K–5 | 339 | Public | 9.9 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 Keystone, Dillon, Montezuma and Heeney.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.