Hinsdale County, Colorado
County seat: Lake City · Population 753 (2025) · 1,117 sq mi
Hinsdale County is the 64th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 753 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lake City. It is part of the Region 10: Central Western Slope region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 7 neighboring counties.
Hinsdale County facts
- County seat
- Lake City
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 753 −4% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,117 sq mi 41st largest of 64
- Water area
- 6 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1874
- Largest city
- Lake City 416
- Median household income
- $75,972
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 3
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08053
Cities and towns in Hinsdale County
Hinsdale County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Hinsdale County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City (county seat) | Town | 416 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Piedra | 57 | |
| Cathedral | 13 |
ZIP codes in Hinsdale County
3 ZIP codes reach into Hinsdale County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81130 also Mineral County
- 81147 also Archuleta and Mineral counties
- 81235
Population of Hinsdale County, 2020–2025
Hinsdale County shrank by 31 people (−4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 11 more deaths than births and a net loss of 17 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 789 |
| 2021 | 773 |
| 2022 | 774 |
| 2023 | 768 |
| 2024 | 753 |
| 2025 | 753 |
Neighboring counties
- Mineral County southeast · 910 people
- Gunnison County north · 17,439 people
- San Juan County west · 813 people
- Ouray County northwest · 5,265 people
- Archuleta County south · 14,306 people
- La Plata County southwest · 56,898 people
- Saguache County east · 6,732 people
Printable Hinsdale 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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