CherawCO
A town of 223, settled in 1910.
Is Cheraw a good place to live?
Cheraw’s median age is 55.7 years, against 38.3 years in Colorado’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 160 Colorado towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Cheraw. Cheraw has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
223 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cheraw: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cheraw, and how to reach them.
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 Cheraw.
The schools Cheraw’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Cheraw School District No. 31. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheraw SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 209 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Cheraw’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Cheraw for work: only 2% work in town. At 20 minutes, Cheraw’s average trip to work is below both Colorado’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 15% of Cheraw residents live below the poverty line.
| Cheraw | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 7.7% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cheraw faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Cheraw, expect four seasons and hot summers
Cheraw has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Cheraw is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cheraw is
Cheraw beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Cheraw.
| Cheraw | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cheraw | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74% | 69.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.2% | 85.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 6.9% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cheraw. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National Historic SiteBent's Old Fort National Historic Site7K visitors a year
21 mi LandmarkFort Lyon
10 mi MuseumKoshare Indian Museum
20 mi MuseumCrowley SchoolPhoto credits
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site: unknown NPS photographer, Public domain · Fort Lyon: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Koshare Indian Museum: Ammodramus, CC0 · Crowley School: Ammodramus, CC0
Everything we know about Cheraw
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cheraw
About 2 of every 100 Cheraw residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
98% of working residents leave Cheraw for work
Where Cheraw’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cheraw
Statutory town in Otero County, Colorado, USA
Cheraw is a statutory town located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 237 at the 2020 United States census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,131 ft
- ZIP code
- 81030
- Area code
- 719
Questions about Cheraw
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cheraw, CO a good place to live?
Cheraw has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.