81227 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 81227 covers Monarch, Colorado, with a population of about 0.
- Population
- 0
- Time zone
- Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 3
Where 81227 is
Monarch, Colorado — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Population | 0 |
|---|
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Vacant homes | 100% |
|---|
What the homes are
| Detached house | |
|---|---|
| 2 to 4 units |
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 3 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 440 |
| Annual payroll | $6,393,000 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 98.9% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Very High |
| Expected annual loss | 98.4 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 41.7 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.
| Landslide | 99.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Lightning | 99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Avalanche | 95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 95.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Drought | 91.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 83.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Volcanic activity | 61.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 32Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 24.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 19.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 3.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
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 ZIP | Colorado | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $92,470 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $50,489 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 9.4% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $502,200 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,693 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 66.3% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 44.7% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 18.8% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 9.6% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 37.5 | 38.7 |
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 station | SARGENTS, CO US20 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 15 in |
| Snow in a year | 105 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 33°F / -5.4°F1.27 in rain, 21.5 in snow |
|---|---|
| February | 37°F / -2.8°F1.28 in rain, 19 in snow |
| March | 44.8°F / 9.3°F1.21 in rain, 14.6 in snow |
| April | 54.2°F / 19.6°F1.47 in rain, 12.1 in snow |
| May | 64.7°F / 25.6°F1.23 in rain, 2.7 in snow |
| June | 76.4°F / 31.5°F0.76 in rain, 0.2 in snow |
| July | 81.6°F / 38.7°F1.63 in rain |
| August | 78.8°F / 36.8°F1.59 in rain |
| September | 72.6°F / 27.5°F1.3 in rain, 0.2 in snow |
| October | 60.9°F / 17.1°F0.98 in rain, 3.6 in snow |
| November | 46.2°F / 8.2°F0.9 in rain, 11.8 in snow |
| December | 34.2°F / -4°F1.13 in rain, 19.6 in snow |
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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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%.
| Salida School District R-32 | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
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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 vulnerability | 6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 3.9 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 81242 Poncha Springs, CO | 19.4 km away |
|---|---|
| 81248 Sargents, CO | 19.7 km away |
| 81241 Pitkin, CO | 20.4 km away |
| 81236 Nathrop, CO | 23.3 km away |
| 81201 Salida, CO | 26 km away |
| 81237 Ohio City, CO | 27.1 km away |
| 81239 Parlin, CO | 29.7 km away |
| 81155 Villa Grove, CO | 32.9 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.
| Chaffee County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Mountain (UTC-07:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.37 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 38.5530, -106.2946 |
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.