Twin Lakes, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81251
Lake County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 220
- 1/sq mi
- $105,600
- Median income
- $672,600
- Median home value
- 66.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Twin Lakes pairs an upper-quartile household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 16%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 7%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81251 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81251 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado, home to just 220 residents across 220.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81251 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $105,600 (19% above the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $54,835. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.7% and unemployment is 0.0%. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $672,600 (39% above the average Colorado ZIP), while 100.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 66.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 71.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 1 more in Lake County, so 81251 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 81251, Twin Lakes, CO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
220
Population
220.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81251?
71.3
Median Age
53.0%
Male
47.0%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$105,600
Median Household Income
+19% vs state ZIP avg
$54,835
Per Capita Income
0.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
297housing units
297
Total Housing Units
216
Occupied Units
81
Vacant Units
1.96
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$672,600
Median Home Value
+39% vs state ZIP avg
1992
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 81251, employing approximately 27 people with a combined annual payroll of $789,000.
10
Businesses
27
Employees
$789K
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 30.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 30.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 81251 vs 80461 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80461 | Leadville, CO | 7,090 | 11.4 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81251, both outside CO so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.