ZIP code · Fruita · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81521 — Fruita
ZIP code 81521 serves Fruita, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81521Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Fruita
- County
- Mesa FIPS 08077
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1637, -108.7218 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 16,861 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 93 / sq mi
- Land area
- 181.6 sq mi (470.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $82,632
- Per-capita income
- $39,924
- Median age
- 42.4
- Households
- 6,346
- Housing units
- 6,531
- Median home value
- $385,300
- Median gross rent
- $1,249 / 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
- 970Telephone 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 81521
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 95°F), coldest Jan (avg low 15°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 39 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 78 | 89 | 95 | 92 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 40 |
| Avg low °F | 15 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FRUITA (1.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81521
- 8 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 5 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 32 restaurants & cafés
- 18 parks
- 18 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 8 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 2 EV charging 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