{"id":890,"date":"2023-01-28T23:48:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T23:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=890"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:12","slug":"ouray-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ouray-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Ouray County, Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ouray County is a county in Colorado, United States, wrapped around the town of Ouray and the “Million Dollar Highway” stretch of US Route 550 through the San Juan Mountains. It had a population of 4,874 at the 2020 census and covers 542 square miles (1,400 km2) centred near 38°10′N 107°46′W.<\/p>\n

Ouray is the county seat; its postal code is 81427. The county has two incorporated municipalities (the city of Ouray and the town of Ridgway), the census-designated place of Loghill Village, and several smaller unincorporated communities. Ouray County sits in the Mountain time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Ouray County<\/h2>\n

Ouray County’s settlements range from its two incorporated towns to a scatter of former mining camps left over from the county’s silver and gold booms. The table below marks incorporated places, the census-designated place, and unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Ridgway<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n1,183<\/td>\n81432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ouray<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n898<\/td>\n81427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loghill Village<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colona<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camp Bird<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eldredge<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ironton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portland<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thistledown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Camp Bird, Ironton, Portland, and Thistledown are all remnants of the county’s 1880s–1900s mining era, strung along the Uncompahgre Gorge and Red Mountain Pass south of Ouray; none has a working post office of its own today, so mail there is addressed through Ouray or Ridgway.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n