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81138 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 81138 covers Jaroso, Colorado.

Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time

Where 81138 is

Jaroso, Colorado — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes28.9%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.3% 3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.7% 13.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12% 4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.2% 6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.3% 5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12% 5.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.4% 9.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability13.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use67.1% 8.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23% 9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.3% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.3% 13.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 61.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss31.7 out of 100
Community resilience0.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind22Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche15.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Colorado and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPColoradoUnited States
Median household income$92,470$78,538
Income per person$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%12.4%
Median home value$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,693$1,348
Homeownership66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%5.2%
Works from home18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.6%13.9%
Median age37.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAN LUIS 1 S, CO US27.8 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January37°F / 6.3°F0.38 in rain
February41.3°F / 12.1°F0.5 in rain
March52.1°F / 22.7°F0.35 in rain
April58.3°F / 27°F0.56 in rain
May67.9°F / 34.5°F0.73 in rain
June79.2°F / 41.5°F0.79 in rain
July81.9°F / 48.2°F1.51 in rain
August79.3°F / 47.4°F1.29 in rain
September73.6°F / 39.4°F1.04 in rain
October62.8°F / 28.4°F0.94 in rain
November49.1°F / 17.6°F0.5 in rain
December38.6°F / 8.9°F0.41 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Centennial School District R-1100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

87524 Costilla, NM8.9 km away
87512 Amalia, NM16.5 km away
81152 San Luis, CO17.4 km away
87519 Cerro, NM27.7 km away
81126 Chama, CO28.1 km away
81141 Manassa, CO33.1 km away
87556 Questa, NM33.3 km away
81148 Romeo, CO37.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Costilla County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area20.1 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.0028, -105.6242

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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