ZIP code · Ouray · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81427 — Ouray
ZIP code 81427 serves Ouray, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81427Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Ouray
- County
- Ouray FIPS 08091
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.0258, -107.6726 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,251 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 17 / sq mi
- Land area
- 74.7 sq mi (193.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $82,851
- Per-capita income
- $44,189
- Median age
- 54.4
- Households
- 572
- Housing units
- 953
- Median home value
- $562,200
- Median gross rent
- $954 / month
- Congressional district
- CO-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °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 81427
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 80°F), coldest Jan (avg low 16°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 36 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Avg low °F | 16 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: OURAY #2 (0.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81427
- 1 schools
- 1 supermarkets
- 16 restaurants & cafés
- 7 bars & pubs
- 4 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 3 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 1 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 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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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