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DinosaurCO

A town of 507.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Population
507
residents
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
33.1
years
Jobs based here
54
A commuter town
Small town

507 people, and everyone knows the way

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52°
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
H 67° · L 49°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dinosaur

Most working residents leave Dinosaur for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Craig (14%), Denver (7%) and Rangely (4%). Half commute less than 102 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dinosaur3%
Craig14%
Denver7%
Rangely4%
Fort Collins4%
102 mi
median commute distance
54
jobs based in Dinosaur
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Dinosaur has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–35°
Spring34–60°
Summer55–86°
Fall35–61°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.

63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
63High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Dinosaur is

Dinosaur beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

26 measures vs. Colorado
2 better7 too close to call17 worse
What stands outDinosaurCO
Fewer binge drinkers13.3%19%
More adults treating high blood pressure77.1%69.5%
More adults with COPD14.9%5.3%
Rangely District Hospital
15.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

Homes in Dinosaur sell for about $181K

The median sale price was $181,000 in April 2026.

$181Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Dinosaur is conserved land

0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Dinosaur: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 593 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. City Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Dinosaur for work

Where Dinosaur’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Craig Craig 14% 7% → Denver Denver 7% 4% → Rangely Rangely 4% 4% → Fort Collins Fort Collins 4% 3% → Meeker Meeker 3% 3% → Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs 3% Dinosaur · 3% stay
54jobs based in Dinosaur
3%of working residents work in town
102 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Dino sign, grocery laundromat
1991 · Dino sign, grocery laundromat · Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaur’s story

Dinosaur in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Dinosaur Garage signWiley's Resort MotelColorado, April 2008
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About Dinosaur

Town in Colorado, US

Dinosaur is a statutory town in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 243, down from 339 at the 2010 census. Dinosaur is a part of the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
243
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
5,922 ft
ZIP code
81610, 81633
Area code
970

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