Park County, Colorado
County seat: Fairplay · Population 18,314 (2025) · 2,194 sq mi
Park County is the 27th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 18,314 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Fairplay. It is part of the Region 4: Southern Front Range region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Park County facts
- County seat
- Fairplay
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 18,314 +5.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 2,194 sq mi 17th largest of 64
- Water area
- 17 sq mi
- Population density
- 8 per sq mi
- Established
- 1861
- Same name
- One of 3 Park Counties in the US
- Named after
- South Park high intermontane grassland basin in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, United States
- Largest city
- Fairplay 743
- Median household income
- $103,670
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08093
Cities and towns in Park County
Park County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Park County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairplay (county seat) | Town | 743 | |
| Alma | Town | 312 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Guffey | 29 | |
| Hartsel | 0 |
ZIP codes in Park County
12 ZIP codes reach into Park County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 80420
- 80421 also Jefferson County
- 80432
- 80440
- 80448
- 80449 also Chaffee County
- 80456
- 80470 also Jefferson County
- 80475
- 80816 also Teller County
- 80820
- 80827 also Teller County
Population of Park County, 2020–2025
Park County grew by 917 people (+5.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 54 more births than deaths and a net gain of 860 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17,425 |
| 2021 | 17,763 |
| 2022 | 17,940 |
| 2023 | 18,147 |
| 2024 | 18,349 |
| 2025 | 18,314 |
Neighboring counties
- Chaffee County southwest · 20,831 people
- Fremont County south · 50,039 people
- Jefferson County northeast · 580,451 people
- Summit County northwest · 31,517 people
- Lake County west · 7,552 people
- Teller County southeast · 24,756 people
- Clear Creek County north · 8,994 people
Printable Park 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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