Cheyenne County, Colorado
County seat: Cheyenne Wells · Population 1,713 (2025) · 1,778 sq mi
Cheyenne County is the 59th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 1,713 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Cheyenne Wells. It is part of the Region 5: Central Eastern Plains region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Cheyenne County facts
- County seat
- Cheyenne Wells
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 1,713 −2.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,778 sq mi 24th largest of 64
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1889
- Same name
- One of 3 Cheyenne Counties in the US
- Named after
- Cheyennes group of indigenous people of the Great Plains
- Largest city
- Cheyenne Wells 722
- Median household income
- $70,865
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08017
Cities and towns in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Cheyenne County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Wells (county seat) | Town | 722 | |
| Kit Carson | Town | 250 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe | 53 |
ZIP codes in Cheyenne County
5 ZIP codes reach into Cheyenne County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 80802
- 80810
- 80825
- 80862
- 81045 also Kiowa and Lincoln counties
Population of Cheyenne County, 2020–2025
Cheyenne County shrank by 36 people (−2.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 34 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,746 |
| 2021 | 1,718 |
| 2022 | 1,729 |
| 2023 | 1,718 |
| 2024 | 1,692 |
| 2025 | 1,713 |
Neighboring counties
- Kiowa County south · 1,412 people
- Kit Carson County north · 7,069 people
- Lincoln County west · 5,645 people
- Wallace County, Kansas east · 1,441 people
- Greeley County, Kansas southeast · 1,182 people
Printable Cheyenne County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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