Garfield County, Colorado
County seat: Glenwood Springs · Population 63,474 (2025) · 2,947 sq mi
Garfield County is the 13th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 63,474 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Glenwood Springs. It is part of the Region 11: Northern Western Slope region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Garfield County facts
- County seat
- Glenwood Springs
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 63,474 +2.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 2,947 sq mi 8th largest of 64
- Water area
- 8 sq mi
- Population density
- 22 per sq mi
- Established
- 1883
- Same name
- One of 6 Garfield Counties in the US
- Named after
- James A. Garfield president of the United States in 1881
- Largest city
- Rifle 10,844
- Median household income
- $91,131
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 6 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08045
Cities and towns in Garfield County
Garfield County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Garfield County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle | City | 10,844 | |
| Glenwood Springs (county seat) | City | 10,395 | |
| Carbondale | Town | 6,762 | |
| New Castle | Town | 4,896 | |
| Silt | Town | 3,743 | |
| Parachute | Town | 1,366 | |
| Carbonate | Town | 0 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Battlement Mesa | 5,755 | |
| Chacra | 457 | |
| Mulford | 413 | |
| Cattle Creek | 396 | |
| No Name | 269 | |
| Catherine | 255 |
ZIP codes in Garfield County
8 ZIP codes reach into Garfield County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81601
- 81623 also Pitkin, Gunnison and Eagle counties
- 81630 also Mesa County
- 81635 also Mesa County
- 81637 also Eagle County
- 81647
- 81650 also Rio Blanco County
- 81652
Population of Garfield County, 2020–2025
Garfield County grew by 1,788 people (+2.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,675 more births than deaths and a net gain of 88 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 61,793 |
| 2021 | 62,122 |
| 2022 | 62,458 |
| 2023 | 63,215 |
| 2024 | 63,820 |
| 2025 | 63,474 |
Neighboring counties
- Rio Blanco County northwest · 6,683 people
- Mesa County southwest · 162,845 people
- Eagle County east · 54,291 people
- Pitkin County southeast · 16,625 people
- Routt County northeast · 25,329 people
- Uintah County, Utah northwest · 38,278 people
- Grand County, Utah southwest · 9,790 people
Printable Garfield 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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