ZIP code · Penrose · Colorado · United States

ZIP code 81240 — Penrose

ZIP code 81240 serves Penrose, Colorado.

Postal code
81240
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Penrose
County
Fremont FIPS 08043
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Coordinates
38.4336, -105.0113 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
4,533 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
33 / sq mi
Land area
138.7 sq mi (359.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$79,514
Per-capita income
$48,880
Median age
43.5
Households
1,603
Housing units
1,857
Median home value
$282,300
Median gross rent
$1,364 / month
Congressional district
CO-7 (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 (from the nearest rate centre)
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 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 18°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F495059647385898780695749
Avg low °F182026334352595748362619
Precip in0.60.61.01.81.60.82.32.11.20.90.60.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CANON CITY (11.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 81240

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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