ZIP code · Wetmore · Colorado · United States
ZIP code 81253 — Wetmore
ZIP code 81253 serves Wetmore, Colorado.
- Postal code
- 81253Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wetmore
- County
- Custer FIPS 08027
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.1217, -105.1477 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 516 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5 / sq mi
- Land area
- 94 sq mi (243.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $73,061
- Per-capita income
- $31,520
- Median age
- 61.7
- Households
- 225
- Housing units
- 225
- Median home value
- $288,600
- Congressional districts
- CO-7 (also 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.
- 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.
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Map of ZIP code 81253
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 (17.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 81253
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 3 places of worship
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