ZIP code · Alamosa · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81101 — Alamosa
ZIP code 81101 serves Alamosa, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81101Single 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)
View on OpenStreetMap - 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
- 719Telephone 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.
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Map of ZIP code 81101
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low -0°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 35 | 43 | 53 | 59 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 37 |
| Avg low °F | -0 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ALAMOSA 1E (1.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81101
- 7 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 48 restaurants & cafés
- 6 bars & pubs
- 17 parks
- 24 playgrounds
- 5 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 17 places of worship
- 11 banks
- 11 gas stations
- 3 EV charging stations
- 4 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page