Huerfano County, Colorado
County seat: Walsenburg · Population 7,011 (2025) · 1,591 sq mi
Huerfano County is the 44th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 7,011 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Walsenburg. It is part of the Region 14: Southern Mountains region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Huerfano County facts
- County seat
- Walsenburg
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 7,011 +2.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,591 sq mi 30th largest of 64
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 4 per sq mi
- Established
- 1861
- Named after
- Huerfano Butte Mountain in Colorado, United States of America
- Largest city
- Walsenburg 3,039
- Median household income
- $52,526
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08055
Cities and towns in Huerfano County
Huerfano County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Huerfano County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsenburg (county seat) | City | 3,039 | |
| La Veta | Town | 859 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner | 162 |
ZIP codes in Huerfano County
4 ZIP codes reach into Huerfano County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81040
- 81055 also Costilla County
- 81069 also Pueblo and Custer counties
- 81089 also Las Animas County
Population of Huerfano County, 2020–2025
Huerfano County grew by 199 people (+2.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 461 more deaths than births and a net gain of 660 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,824 |
| 2021 | 6,940 |
| 2022 | 7,089 |
| 2023 | 7,049 |
| 2024 | 6,993 |
| 2025 | 7,011 |
Neighboring counties
- Las Animas County southeast · 14,391 people
- Costilla County southwest · 3,679 people
- Pueblo County northeast · 169,277 people
- Custer County northwest · 5,590 people
- Alamosa County west · 16,688 people
- Saguache County west · 6,732 people
Printable Huerfano 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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