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Welcome to Walsh ...

The town of Walsh is located in Baca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walsh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

The town was incorporated July 19, 1928.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walsh has a population of 522 people<2> (see below for details).

Walsh is 3,950 feet [1,204 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Walsh is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Walsh lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Walsh (for example, toward Ulysses (KS)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Walsh: 719

The ZIP code for Walsh: 81090<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walsh had an population of 522 people. This is a decrease of 4.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walsh had a population of 546 people (or 14.34% of the total population of Baca County). This makes Walsh the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Walsh represents 0.01% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 189th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 546 people, the population of Walsh decreased 24.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 723 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Walsh.

Communities Also Named Walsh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Walsh - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walsh.

Communities near Walsh ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Walsh.

  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Vilas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Two Buttes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Minneapolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Minneapolis is located in Baca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Stonington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Manter
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Manter is located in Stanton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <5>
  • Campo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Richfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Richfield is located in Morton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Platt City ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Platt City is located in Stanton County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
    • Platt City has also been known as:
    • Platt

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walsh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walsh.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walsh. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walsh.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walsh. See our Newspapers Page for Walsh.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walsh ...

Looking for more information about Walsh? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walsh, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walsh.

Adding Walsh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walsh in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Walsh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Walsh post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walsh.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Baca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Walsh.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walsh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Walsh). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walsh or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/