ZIP code · Gardner · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81040 — Gardner
ZIP code 81040 serves Gardner, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81040Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Gardner
- County
- Huerfano FIPS 08055
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.7878, -105.1849 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 328 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1 / sq mi
- Land area
- 474.7 sq mi (1,229.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Per-capita income
- $25,814
- Median age
- 65.2
- Households
- 171
- Housing units
- 466
- Congressional district
- CO-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6a (-10 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
- 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 81040
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 82°F), coldest Jan (avg low 17°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 41 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 41 |
| Avg low °F | 17 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 33 | 24 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SHEEP MTN (5.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81040
- 1 schools
- 1 places of worship
- 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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