Ophir, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81426
San Miguel County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 181
- 4/sq mi
- $135,179
- Median income
- $906,300
- Median home value
- 92.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ophir pairs a top-decile household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 6%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 3%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 71%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81426 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81426 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ophir, San Miguel County, Colorado, home to just 181 residents across 44.1 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81426 skews affluent, with a median household income of $135,179 (52% above the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $67,135. The poverty rate is 17.5%, with unemployment at 1.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $906,300 (87% above the average Colorado ZIP), while 71.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 92.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in San Miguel County, so 81426 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 81426, Ophir, 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
181
Population
44.1
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81426?
37.6
Median Age
49.2%
Male
50.8%
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?
$135,179
Median Household Income
+52% vs state ZIP avg
$67,135
Per Capita Income
17.5%
Poverty Rate
1.9%
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
68housing units
68
Total Housing Units
59
Occupied Units
9
Vacant Units
2.03
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$906,300
Median Home Value
+87% vs state ZIP avg
1995
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 81426, employing approximately 13 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,166,000.
9
Businesses
13
Employees
$1.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5 | 55.6% |
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 81426 vs 81435 →
ZIP 81426 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 81435
Telluride (81435)
4,965 residents
- 81332 282
Rico (81332)
282 residents
- 81426 181
Ophir (81426)
181 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 81426 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 81426 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 81426
Ophir (81426)
$135,179 median income
- 81332
Rico (81332)
$104,250 median income
- 81435
Telluride (81435)
$83,076 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 81426 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81426, 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.