Stratton is a town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, home to about 716 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 80836.
Homes sold for a median of $131 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Stratton. 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)117 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Aurora, CO114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX555 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Stratton; 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.
Stratton had 656 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 252nd largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
Kit Carson County grew from 1,580 residents in 1900 to 7,087 in 2020.
Kit Carson 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 18°F. About 18.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stratton, CO weather station (about a mile away).
1,948 jobs at 275 businesses in Kit Carson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stratton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by School District No. R-4 in the county of Kit Carson and Stat. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Elementary SchoolStratton | Pre-K–5 | 101 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Stratton Middle SchoolStratton | 6–8 | 54 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Stratton Senior High SchoolStratton | 9–12 | 64 | Public | 0.3 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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