Saguache County, Colorado
County seat: Saguache · Population 6,732 (2025) · 3,169 sq mi
Saguache County is the 45th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 6,732 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Saguache. It is part of the Region 8: San Luis Valley region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 9 neighboring counties.
Saguache County facts
- County seat
- Saguache
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,732 +5.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 3,169 sq mi 7th largest of 64
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 2 per sq mi
- Established
- 1866
- Named after
- Saguache town in and county seat of Saguache County, Colorado, United States
- Largest city
- Center 1,847 in the county
- Median household income
- $50,082
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08109
Cities and towns in Saguache County
Saguache County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Saguache County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center | Town | 1,847 | Rio Grande County |
| Saguache (county seat) | Town | 520 | |
| Crestone | Town | 166 | |
| Moffat | Town | 102 |
ZIP codes in Saguache County
9 ZIP codes reach into Saguache County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81125 also Rio Grande and Alamosa counties
- 81131
- 81132 also Rio Grande County
- 81136 also Alamosa County
- 81143
- 81149
- 81155
- 81230 also Gunnison County
- 81248 also Gunnison County
Population of Saguache County, 2020–2025
Saguache County grew by 359 people (+5.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 46 more deaths than births and a net gain of 414 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,396 |
| 2021 | 6,524 |
| 2022 | 6,642 |
| 2023 | 6,704 |
| 2024 | 6,686 |
| 2025 | 6,732 |
Neighboring counties
- Gunnison County northwest · 17,439 people
- Rio Grande County south · 11,087 people
- Custer County east · 5,590 people
- Alamosa County southeast · 16,688 people
- Mineral County southwest · 910 people
- Fremont County northeast · 50,039 people
- Chaffee County north · 20,831 people
- Huerfano County east · 7,011 people
- Hinsdale County west · 753 people
Printable Saguache 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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