Custer County, Colorado
County seat: Westcliffe · Population 5,590 (2025) · 739 sq mi
Custer County is the 51st most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 5,590 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Westcliffe. It is part of the Region 13: Central Mountains region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Custer County facts
- County seat
- Westcliffe
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 5,590 +18.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 739 sq mi 51st largest of 64
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 8 per sq mi
- Established
- 1877
- Same name
- One of 6 Custer Counties in the US
- Named after
- George Armstrong Custer United States cavalry commander (1839–1876)
- Largest city
- Silver Cliff 713
- Median household income
- $72,674
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08027
Cities and towns in Custer County
Custer County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Custer County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Cliff | Town | 713 | |
| Westcliffe (county seat) | Town | 488 |
ZIP codes in Custer County
4 ZIP codes reach into Custer County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81069 also Huerfano and Pueblo counties
- 81226 also Fremont County
- 81252
- 81253 also Fremont and Pueblo counties
Population of Custer County, 2020–2025
Custer County grew by 883 people (+18.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 36 more deaths than births and a net gain of 922 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,724 |
| 2021 | 5,069 |
| 2022 | 5,349 |
| 2023 | 5,559 |
| 2024 | 5,567 |
| 2025 | 5,590 |
Neighboring counties
- Fremont County north · 50,039 people
- Huerfano County southeast · 7,011 people
- Saguache County west · 6,732 people
- Pueblo County east · 169,277 people
Printable Custer 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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