Colorado · Census place 0812855
Center, Colorado
Center is a town in 2 counties of Colorado with an estimated 1,889 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 120th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,889
- #120 of 149 in Colorado
- Change since 2020
- -2.1%
- -41 people
- Land area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Density
- 2,197 / sq mi
- State median 1,848
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Center population, 2020 to 2024
Center lost 41 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.1%. In the latest year it moved by -28.
Center covers 0.86 square miles of land, for 2,197 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Center is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Center spans
Center crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,889 residents as follows; Saguache County holds 97.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Saguache County1,847
- 02Rio Grande County42
ZIP codes in Center
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Center by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 81125. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Center is
The Census internal point of Center is at 37.751200, -106.110600. Denver, the capital, is 150.1 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Monte Vista, CO (4,030 people), 12.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pueblo, CO, 89.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.751200, -106.110600
- DMS
- 37°45'4.32"N 106°06'38.16"W
- UTM
- 13N 402162.2E 4178791.3N
- Geohash
- 9wswc2kse
- Plus code
- 859MQV2Q+FQ
Daylight in Center
At 37.75° N, Center gets about 14 h 47 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 33 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 14 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Center
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is Monte Vista, 12.1 miles away, with 4,030 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Center, CO?
1,889 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 41 (2.1%) from 1,930 in July 2020.
What county is Center in?
It spans 2 counties: Saguache County (1,847 residents), Rio Grande County (42 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Center?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 81125.
How far is Center from Denver?
150.1 miles (241.6 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Center.
What is the nearest larger city to Center?
Monte Vista, CO, with 4,030 residents, 12.1 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.