ZIP Code 81052
About Lamar
Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Prowers County, Colorado. The city population was 7,687 at the 2020 United States census. The city was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a Confederate soldier and diplomat who wrote the Mississippi Secession Ordinance, and after the Civil War, went on to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Lamar is the home of Lamar Community College, and is the largest city in southeastern Colorado.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
9,010
population
$62,729
median household income
13
people / sq mi
$150,400
median home value
$841
median gross rent
34.1
median age
4,062
housing units
3,361
households
675.4
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 81052
- Prowers Bridge historic
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- gas
- fast_food
- bank
- gym
Brands
- Conoco (3)
- Love's (2)
- Valero (2)
- 76 (1)
- Burger King (1)
- KFC (1)
- Little Caesars (1)
- McDonald's (1)
- Sonic (1)
- Subway (1)
- Walmart (1)