ZIP code · Powderhorn · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81243 — Powderhorn
ZIP code 81243 serves Powderhorn, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81243Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Powderhorn
- County
- Gunnison FIPS 08051
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2822, -107.1084 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 137 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 0 / sq mi
- Land area
- 298.2 sq mi (772.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $70,385
- Per-capita income
- $32,845
- Median age
- 67
- Households
- 70
- Housing units
- 233
- Median home value
- $454,200
- 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
- 970 (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.
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Map of ZIP code 81243
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low -1°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 26 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 77 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 44 | 29 |
| Avg low °F | -1 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 27 | 16 | 3 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BLUE MESA LAKE (13.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81243
- 1 schools
- 1 post offices
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