Colorado · Census place 0865190
Rocky Ford, Colorado
Rocky Ford is a city in Otero County, Colorado with an estimated 3,781 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 90th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,781
- #90 of 149 in Colorado
- Change since 2020
- -2.2%
- -84 people
- Land area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Density
- 2,251 / sq mi
- State median 1,848
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Rocky Ford population, 2020 to 2024
Rocky Ford lost 84 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.2%. In the latest year it moved by -33.
Rocky Ford covers 1.68 square miles of land, for 2,251 people per square mile of land. The median Colorado place of 5,000+ has 1,848, so Rocky Ford is denser than the typical town.
What county Rocky Ford is in
All of Rocky Ford's residents live in Otero County, which had 17,991 residents in 2024. Rocky Ford holds 21.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Rocky Ford
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Rocky Ford by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 81067. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Rocky Ford is
The Census internal point of Rocky Ford is at 38.049900, -103.722100. Denver, the capital, is 135.0 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is La Junta, CO (6,986 people), 10.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pueblo, CO, 50.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 38.049900, -103.722100
- DMS
- 38°02'59.64"N 103°43'19.56"W
- UTM
- 13N 612122.4E 4212122.3N
- Geohash
- 9wy0rwzbe
- Plus code
- 85CR27XH+X5
Daylight in Rocky Ford
At 38.05° N, Rocky Ford gets about 14 h 49 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 31 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 17 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Rocky Ford
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Colorado, measured between internal points. The closest is La Junta, 10.7 miles away, with 6,986 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Rocky Ford, CO?
3,781 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 84 (2.2%) from 3,865 in July 2020.
What county is Rocky Ford in?
Otero County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Rocky Ford?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 81067.
How far is Rocky Ford from Denver?
135.0 miles (217.3 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Rocky Ford.
What is the nearest larger city to Rocky Ford?
La Junta, CO, with 6,986 residents, 10.7 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.