ZIP code · Nucla · Colorado · United States

ZIP code 81424 — Nucla

ZIP code 81424 serves Nucla, Colorado.

Postal code
81424
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Nucla
County
Montrose FIPS 08085
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Coordinates
38.2682, -108.5476 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
1,166 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
3 / sq mi
Land area
334.5 sq mi (866.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$34,821
Per-capita income
$24,000
Median age
56.3
Households
530
Housing units
676
Median home value
$172,900
Median gross rent
$904 / month
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.
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 97°F), coldest Jan (avg low 17°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F455161687991979485725745
Avg low °F172330364554626050372819
Precip in0.80.91.10.90.90.51.01.31.51.20.91.0

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: URAVAN (12.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 81424

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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