ArbolesCO
A town of 389, settled in 1882.
Is Arboles a good place to live?
34% of the land in Arboles is conserved, where Colorado’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Arboles has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
389 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Arboles: who provides what
Arboles is unincorporated, so Archuleta County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Arboles.
Protected land: nearly a third of Arboles
For Arboles, the density of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile. 5.7 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a very high hazard risk in Arboles: inland flooding
Arboles’ FEMA hazard score stands at 82 of 100. FEMA puts 57% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 29% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Arboles, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
In Arboles, 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Arboles’ mean commuting time stands at 35 minutes, above both Colorado’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median commute is under 28 miles. Only 9 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Arboles.
| Arboles | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 7.7% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and hot summers in Arboles
In Arboles, the peak summer temperature is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Colorado and the rest of the country, more of Arboles’ adults have diabetes
For adults in Arboles, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. Only one of the 160 Colorado towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Arboles. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Arboles is ahead of Colorado on 6 and behind on 14.
| Arboles | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.4% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Arboles | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 19% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 5.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Arboles
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Arboles; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Arboles residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
99% of working residents leave Arboles for work
Where Arboles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Arboles
Census-designated place in Archuleta County, Colorado, United States
Arboles is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern Archuleta County, Colorado, United States. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Arboles CDP was 308. The town's name means "trees" in Spanish. The Arboles post office has the ZIP code 81121.
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- Area
- 6.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,280 ft
- ZIP code
- 81121
- Area code
- 970
Questions about Arboles
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arboles, CO a good place to live?
Arboles has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.