Archuleta County is a county in Colorado, United States, home to the Chimney Rock National Monument and most of the San Juan National Forest’s eastern reach. It had a population of 13,359 at the 2020 census and covers 1,350 square miles (3,500 km2) of land, centred near 37\u00b011\u2032N 107\u00b003\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Pagosa Springs is the county seat, and its postal code is 81147. The county has one incorporated town, one census-designated place, and more than a dozen named unincorporated communities. Archuleta County observes Mountain time and carries FIPS code 08007.<\/p>\n
Sixteen named places appear on maps and postal records for Archuleta County. Pagosa Springs is the only incorporated town; Arboles is a census-designated place (CDP); the rest are unincorporated crossroads, ranch communities, or former rail stops with no municipal government of their own (Unincorp.).<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagosa Springs<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 1,571<\/td>\n | 81147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arboles<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chromo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chimney Rock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Juanita<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carracas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dyke<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edith<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gato<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kearns<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lonetree<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nutria<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pagosa Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Piedra<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stollsteimer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Treasure<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Trujillo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Altura<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Most of these small communities cluster along US 84 and US 160 in the county’s western third, near Pagosa Springs and the Piedra River; several, including Dyke, Edith, and Treasure, are former ranch post offices with no current commercial center.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller communities such as Dyke, Edith, Gato, Kearns, Lonetree, Nutria, Piedra, Stollsteimer, Treasure, Trujillo, and Altura have no post office of their own and use one of the three ZIP codes above depending on location.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nArchuleta County sits in southwestern Colorado on the southern edge of the San Juan Mountains, where high alpine terrain in the north drops through ponderosa pine forest to the San Juan River valley around Pagosa Springs. The San Juan National Forest covers much of the county’s north and west, and the Piedra and San Juan Rivers, along with Navajo Reservoir on the county’s southern edge, are its principal water features. Of the county’s 1,356 square miles, 1,350 square miles are land and 5.3 square miles are water.<\/p>\n |