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81637 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 81637 covers Gypsum, Colorado, with a population of about 10,344 and a median household income of $108,556.

Population
10,34413 per square mile
Median age
362.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$108,5561.2× the Colorado median
Poverty rate
5.9%6.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$708,927up 38% in five years
Median rent
$2,1621.3× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
30.9%4.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.2%11.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
399

Where 81637 is

Gypsum, Colorado — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population10,344
Median age36
Family households78.3%
Born outside the US23.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home41.9%
White (non-Hispanic)42.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino55.4%
Veterans9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$108,556
Income per person$46,675
Poverty rate5.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k0.3%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k13.4%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k12.4%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k19.9%
$200k or more19.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,380
Mean adjusted gross income$80,494
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k22.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$549,800
Median gross rent$2,162
Owner-occupied76.2%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house62.5%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units2.3%
5 to 19 units8.5%
20 or more units4.3%
Mobile home20.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$708,927as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.4%
Typical asking rent$2,752as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$708,927$167,164

$167,164 in 2000 to $708,927 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%
High school diploma or higher83.9%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone75.7%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity26.4% 7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.9% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure22.3% 11.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.4% 5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication63.5% 11.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.3% 9.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.5% 7.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments399
People employed2,915
Annual payroll$168,922,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 96.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.4 out of 100
Community resilience15.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity76.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave16.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Colorado and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPColoradoUnited States
Median household income$108,556$92,470$78,538
Income per person$46,675$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate5.9%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$549,800$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$2,162$1,693$1,348
Homeownership76.2%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%4.5%5.2%
Works from home8.1%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US23.7%9.6%13.9%
Median age3637.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSHOSHONE, CO US24.5 km away
Rain in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January35.5°F / 14.8°F1.66 in rain
February42.5°F / 20.4°F1.59 in rain
March53.4°F / 28.1°F1.33 in rain
April61.5°F / 35.1°F2.34 in rain
May71.2°F / 43.7°F2.1 in rain
June83.2°F / 51.2°F0.99 in rain
July89.2°F / 59.3°F1.03 in rain
August86.6°F / 57.8°F1.52 in rain
September79.2°F / 50.3°F2.17 in rain
October65.1°F / 38°F2.08 in rain
November48.8°F / 27.1°F1.74 in rain
December35.8°F / 15.7°F1.48 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Eagle County School District RE 5095.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Roaring Fork School District RE-14.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

81631 Eagle, CO18.1 km away
80426 Burns, CO24.6 km away
81655 Wolcott, CO25.1 km away
81632 Edwards, CO29.8 km away
81602 Glenwood Springs, CO33 km away
80423 Bond, CO33.9 km away
81601 Glenwood Springs, CO34 km away
81621 Basalt, CO34.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Garfield County53.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Eagle County46.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area787.28 sq mi
Water area4.77 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6618, -106.9671

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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