Somerset is a community in Gunnison County, Colorado, home to about 79 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81434.
Homes sold for a median of $617 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Somerset. 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)144 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO141 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ454 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Somerset; 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.
It’s the 425th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Gunnison County grew from 5,331 residents in 1900 to 16,918 in 2020.
Gunnison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 14.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paonia 1sw, CO weather station (15 miles away).
7,194 jobs at 1,191 businesses in Gunnison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Somerset.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
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