{"id":905,"date":"2023-01-31T14:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=905"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:21","slug":"rio-blanco-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/rio-blanco-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Blanco County, Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rio Blanco County is a county in Colorado, United States, on the White River in the northwestern part of the state. It had a population of 6,529 at the 2020 census and covers 3,221 square miles (8,340 km2) of land centred near 39\u00b059\u2032N 108\u00b012\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Meeker is the county seat, and its postal code is 81641. The county has two incorporated towns (Meeker and Rangely) and a handful of small unincorporated communities, sits in the Mountain time zone, and carries FIPS code 08103.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Rio Blanco County<\/h2>\n

Rio Blanco County has two incorporated towns and several unincorporated places. The table below marks each as Town (incorporated) or Unincorp. (unincorporated community, no municipal government).<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Meeker<\/td>\nTown · seat<\/td>\n2,475<\/td>\n81641<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rangely<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n2,314<\/td>\n81648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angora<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buford<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n81641<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rio Blanco<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White River City<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Thornburgh, listed on some older directories, was a short-lived 1880s mining camp near present-day Meeker with no remaining population or address today; it is noted here for history rather than as a current place.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n