ZIP code · La Junta · Colorado · United States

ZIP code 81050 — La Junta

ZIP code 81050 serves La Junta, Colorado.

Postal code
81050
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
La Junta
County
Otero FIPS 08089
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Coordinates
37.9546, -103.6644 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
9,774 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
19 / sq mi
Land area
508.2 sq mi (1,316.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$60,072
Per-capita income
$31,201
Median age
40.7
Households
4,219
Housing units
4,555
Median home value
$181,500
Median gross rent
$764 / month
Congressional districts
CO-3 (also CO-4) (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
719
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 93°F), coldest Jan (avg low 15°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F485263718090939185725847
Avg low °F151927364656605950362416
Precip in0.30.40.81.31.51.52.41.90.80.90.40.4

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ROCKY FORD 2 SE (6.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 81050

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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