Mesa County is a county in Colorado, United States, anchored by Grand Junction at the confluence of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers, in the state’s west-central part. It had a population of 155,703 at the 2020 census and covers 3,341 square miles (8,650 km2) of land and water, centred near 39°01′N 108°28′W.<\/p>\n
Grand Junction is the county seat, and its postal code is 81501. Mesa County contains 2 incorporated cities, 3 incorporated towns, and roughly two dozen unincorporated communities and census-designated places. The county observes Mountain time and carries FIPS code 08077.<\/p>\n
Mesa County’s settlements split between the incorporated cities of Grand Junction and Fruita, the towns of Collbran, De Beque, and Palisade, a ring of unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs) around Grand Junction, and a scatter of small unincorporated communities and historic mining- and rail-era locales farther out. Populations and ZIP codes are given where verified; unverified cells are marked —.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 65,560<\/td>\n | 81501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fruita<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 13,395<\/td>\n | 81521<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Palisade<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Collbran<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| De Beque<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clifton<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orchard Mesa<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Redlands<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fruitvale<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pear Park<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Highland Park<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Loma<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mack<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81525<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mesa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81643<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Molina<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Whitewater<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81527<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gateway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81522<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glade Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 81523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mesa Lakes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Plateau City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cameo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kannah<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Appleton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bridgeport<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bridges Switch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Durham<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gilsonite<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Heiberger<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Johnsons Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Lincoln<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rhone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rosevale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Utaline<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Akin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Orchard Mesa, Redlands, Fruitvale, Pear Park, and Highland Park are unincorporated CDPs that ring Grand Junction and use its 81501–81507 ZIP range rather than a code of their own. “John Held Corner” from older listings is a variant name for a rural road junction near Loma, not a separate settlement, and is folded into that entry here; “Mesa Lakes Resort” is a lodge at Mesa Lakes rather than a distinct place, so it is listed once as Mesa Lakes.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmall unincorporated places such as Plateau City, Cameo, and Kannah have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest listed post office.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nMesa County sits where the Colorado River meets the Gunnison River at Grand Junction, in a broad desert valley flanked by red-rock canyon country. Colorado National Monument’s sandstone cliffs rise on the county’s southwest edge, while Grand Mesa — the largest flat-topped mountain in the world, and the source of the county’s name — dominates the southeast, climbing above 10,000 feet. The Book Cliffs run along the county’s northern boundary. Land use ranges from irrigated orchards and vineyards near Palisade to high desert rangeland and forested mesa top.<\/p>\n |