ZIP code · Grand Junction · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81501 — Grand Junction
ZIP code 81501 serves Grand Junction, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81501Single 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)
View on OpenStreetMap - 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
- 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 81501
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 95°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 39 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 89 | 95 | 91 | 82 | 67 | 52 | 39 |
| Avg low °F | 19 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: GRAND JUNCTION WFO (3.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81501
- 23 schools
- 3 colleges & universities
- 14 hospitals & clinics
- 41 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 5 supermarkets
- 109 restaurants & cafés
- 19 bars & pubs
- 22 parks
- 19 playgrounds
- 17 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 27 places of worship
- 20 banks
- 10 gas stations
- 10 EV charging stations
- 6 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