81228 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 81228 covers Granite, Colorado, with a population of about 0.
- Population
- 0
- Time zone
- Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Where 81228 is
Granite, 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.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Population | 0 |
|---|
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 98.6% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Very High |
| Expected annual loss | 97.3 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 | 99.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Lightning | 99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Avalanche | 96Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 90.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Drought | 83.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 72Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Volcanic activity | 47.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 35.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 27.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 22.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 10.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 2.5Very 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 | TWIN LAKES RSVR, CO US10.8 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 10 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 33.7°F / 5.1°F0.44 in rain |
|---|---|
| February | 34.8°F / 5.2°F0.57 in rain |
| March | 41.2°F / 13.3°F0.7 in rain |
| April | 46.3°F / 21.3°F0.83 in rain |
| May | 57.7°F / 29.7°F0.92 in rain |
| June | 69.6°F / 36.6°F0.72 in rain |
| July | 74.4°F / 42.8°F1.67 in rain |
| August | 71.3°F / 41.6°F1.56 in rain |
| September | 64.5°F / 35.2°F1.13 in rain |
| October | 53.4°F / 26.3°F0.82 in rain |
| November | 42.2°F / 16.8°F0.46 in rain |
| December | 33.8°F / 7.6°F0.49 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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | 100% of this ZIP code's area |
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%.
| Buena Vista School District R-31 | 100% 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 vulnerability | 34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 6.7 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 81251 Twin Lakes, CO | 17.8 km away |
|---|---|
| 80429 Climax, CO | 22.2 km away |
| 81211 Buena Vista, CO | 23.4 km away |
| 80461 Leadville, CO | 24.7 km away |
| 80440 Fairplay, CO | 31 km away |
| 80420 Alma, CO | 32.7 km away |
| 80449 Hartsel, CO | 33.4 km away |
| 81236 Nathrop, CO | 37.6 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 | 5.52 sq mi |
| Water area | 0.59 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 39.0307, -106.2566 |
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.