ZIP code · Alamosa · Colorado · United States

ZIP code 81101 — Alamosa

ZIP code 81101 serves Alamosa, Colorado.

Postal code
81101
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Alamosa
County
Alamosa FIPS 08003
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Coordinates
37.4703, -105.8786 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
15,454 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
42 / sq mi
Land area
369 sq mi (955.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$50,020
Per-capita income
$29,293
Median age
33.1
Households
6,185
Housing units
6,739
Median home value
$216,900
Median gross rent
$908 / month
Congressional district
CO-3 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
4b (-25 to -20 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Denver (UTC−7 / UTC−6 DST)
Area code
719
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low -0°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F354353596979838075645137
Avg low °F-071726344248453725132
Precip in0.40.30.50.50.70.31.21.40.90.60.40.2

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ALAMOSA 1E (1.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 81101

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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