Mesa

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Colorado

Mesa is a mid-size county in Colorado with 18 ZIP codes, 146,821 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mesa, CO sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 17%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
146,821
combined ZIP population
18
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,162
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Mesa lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 08077, 18 ZIPs, combined population 146,821). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 81504 (Grand Junction) with 28,481 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 08077, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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18

Total ZIPs

146,821

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Mesa

Side-by-side: Compare 81504 vs 81501 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
81504 Grand Junction 28,481 972
81501 Grand Junction 23,465 1,140
81521 Fruita 15,397 40
81503 Grand Junction 15,250 168
81507 Grand Junction 15,081 53
81520 Clifton 13,447 251
81506 Grand Junction 10,961 329
81505 Grand Junction 9,779 38
81526 Palisade 5,321 40
81524 Loma 2,300 5
81527 Whitewater 2,073 1
81624 Collbran 1,537 1
81630 De Beque 979 0
81525 Mack 871 3
81643 Mesa 793 1
81523 Glade Park 763 1
81646 Molina 184 1
81522 Gateway 139 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Mesa?

Mesa has a total population of 146,821 across 18 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Mesa?

Mesa includes 18 ZIP codes: 81504, 81501, 81521, 81503, 81507, 81520, 81506, 81505, 81526, 81524, and more.

Mesa's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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