ZIP code · Westcliffe · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81252 — Westcliffe
ZIP code 81252 serves Westcliffe, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81252Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Westcliffe
- County
- Custer FIPS 08027
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.1230, -105.4332 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,413 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 7 / sq mi
- Land area
- 613 sq mi (1,587.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $70,825
- Per-capita income
- $44,391
- Median age
- 58.3
- Households
- 2,150
- Housing units
- 3,886
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Median gross rent
- $933 / month
- Congressional district
- CO-7 (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
- 719Telephone 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 81252
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Dec (avg low 8°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 40 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 66 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Avg low °F | 8 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 8 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WESTCLIFFE (1.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81252
- 5 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 19 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 7 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 2 places of worship
- 3 banks
- 3 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 1 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