ZIP code · Clifton · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81520 — Clifton
ZIP code 81520 serves Clifton, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81520Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Clifton
- County
- Mesa FIPS 08077
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0805, -108.4496 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 13,454 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 655 / sq mi
- Land area
- 20.5 sq mi (53.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $50,769
- Per-capita income
- $26,849
- Median age
- 35.9
- Households
- 5,207
- Housing units
- 5,411
- Median home value
- $228,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,013 / month
- Congressional district
- CO-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °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
- 970 (from the nearest rate centre)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.
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Map of ZIP code 81520
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 93°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 39 | 47 | 58 | 65 | 76 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 81 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Avg low °F | 19 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: GRAND JUNCTION 6ESE (2.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81520
- 3 schools
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 23 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 5 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 3 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 2 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