ZIP code · Crested Butte · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81224 — Crested Butte
ZIP code 81224 serves Crested Butte, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81224Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Crested Butte
- County
- Gunnison FIPS 08051
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.8691, -106.9619 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 3,439 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 13 / sq mi
- Land area
- 262.3 sq mi (679.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $97,535
- Per-capita income
- $61,985
- Median age
- 42.8
- Households
- 1,725
- Housing units
- 2,459
- Median home value
- $862,100
- Median gross rent
- $1,408 / month
- Congressional district
- CO-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5a (-20 to -15 °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 81224
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 76°F), coldest Jan (avg low -7°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 39 | 27 |
| Avg low °F | -7 | -2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 22 | 9 | -4 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CRESTED BUTTE (0.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81224
- 3 schools
- 7 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 2 supermarkets
- 28 restaurants & cafés
- 7 bars & pubs
- 14 parks
- 6 playgrounds
- 4 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 3 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 3 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