Residential delivery area · Colorado

ZIP Code 81652: Silt, CO

ZIP code 81652 uses the postal name Silt, Colorado and lies entirely in Garfield County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 6,300 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $101,038 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Silt; 99% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
8national area: Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada and 2 more
816sectional center: Grand Junction, CO (SCF 814)
52delivery area within it
Town
Silt · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Silt
Micro area
Rifle, CO
House district
CO-3 119th Congress
Time zone
Mountain
Land area
105.4 sq mi · 60 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 81652?

81652 centers on 39.466°, -107.673° and covers 105.4 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 81647, 81624, 81650.

81624 · Collbran81647 · New Castle81650 · Rifle81652 · Silt (this ZIP)8165281650816248164781624 · Collbran81647 · New Castle81650 · Rifle81652 · Silt (this ZIP)8165281650816248164781624 · Collbran81647 · New Castle81650 · Rifle81652 · Silt (this ZIP)816528162481647
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 81652 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 81652, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 81652 compare with the rest of Garfield County?

Rank of 81652 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure81652In Garfield CountyIn CO
People (ACS 2020-2024)6,2717th of 8208th of 527
Median household income$101k4th of 8112th of 277
Median home value$530k4th of 8144th of 311

Its median household income is higher than in 82% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 45% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 81652?

The 2020 Census counted 5,801 people in 81652; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 6,271. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
6,271
2020 Census count
5,801
Households
2,251
Median age
39.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 81652?

Of the 6,271 people the ACS estimates in 81652, 26.6% are under 18 and 10.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (69.2%), then Hispanic or Latino (24.3%).

  • Under 1826.6%
  • 18 to 6463.1%
  • 65 and older10.3%
Age of the people of 81652 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic69.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino24.3%
  • Other or two or more4.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.2%
Race and Hispanic origin in 81652 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 81652 earn?

Median household income is $101,038 (ACS 2020-2024), the 4th highest of the 8 ranked ZIP codes in Garfield County.

Median household income
$101,038±$18,672
Income per person
$42,701
Below the poverty line
3.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
23.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$78,8362,800 returns; wages 67% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 81652?

FHFA's house price index for 81652, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 98% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 50% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +1.9% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$530,000
Median gross rent
$1,873
Homes owned by their occupants
82.8%
Housing units
2,251
0 200 400 600 19922000201020202025 0 200 400 600 19922000201020202025 0 200 400 600 19922000201020202025
Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 81652; 2025: 639.0. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 81652?

194 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 24 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction89
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services18
  • Other services (except public administration)15
  • Transportation and warehousing14
  • Retail trade13
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 81652?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 81652, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
81647New Castle6,882$78k10.8 mi
81624Collbran1,492$92k21.5 mi
81650Rifle14,083$81k30.6 mi
81601Glenwood Springs16,844$109k19.7 mi (near)
81635Parachute7,486$73k21.5 mi (near)
81646Molina115$67k30.7 mi (near)
81623Carbondale15,067$110k31.2 mi (near)
81643Mesa1,133$107k34.7 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.