Dolores County, Colorado
County seat: Dove Creek · Population 2,466 (2025) · 1,067 sq mi
Dolores County is the 57th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 2,466 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Dove Creek. It is part of the Region 9: Southern Western Slope region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Dolores County facts
- County seat
- Dove Creek
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,466 +6.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,067 sq mi 42nd largest of 64
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1881
- Named after
- Dolores River river in Colorado and Utah in the United States
- Largest city
- Dove Creek 664
- Median household income
- $64,907
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08033
Cities and towns in Dolores County
Dolores County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Dolores County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dove Creek (county seat) | Town | 664 | |
| Rico | Town | 347 |
ZIP codes in Dolores County
5 ZIP codes reach into Dolores County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81320
- 81323 also Montezuma County
- 81324
- 81325 also San Miguel County
- 81332
Population of Dolores County, 2020–2025
Dolores County grew by 141 people (+6.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 72 more deaths than births and a net gain of 208 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,331 |
| 2021 | 2,375 |
| 2022 | 2,458 |
| 2023 | 2,521 |
| 2024 | 2,452 |
| 2025 | 2,466 |
Neighboring counties
- San Miguel County north · 7,753 people
- Montezuma County south · 26,678 people
- San Juan County, Utah west · 14,542 people
- San Juan County east · 813 people
- La Plata County southeast · 56,898 people
Printable Dolores 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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