ZIP code · Grand Junction · Colorado · United States

ZIP code 81501 — Grand Junction

ZIP code 81501 serves Grand Junction, Colorado.

Postal code
81501
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Grand Junction
County
Mesa FIPS 08077
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Coordinates
39.0783, -108.5457 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
24,142 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
2,783 / sq mi
Land area
8.7 sq mi (22.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$48,500
Per-capita income
$32,289
Median age
35.6
Households
10,874
Housing units
11,524
Median home value
$283,300
Median gross rent
$974 / 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
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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 95°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F394759677789959182675239
Avg low °F192635415059666455423021
Precip in0.80.70.91.11.30.60.91.01.51.30.80.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: GRAND JUNCTION WFO (3.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 81501

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.

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