First three digits · Colorado
ZIP Codes Starting with
32 ZIP codes start with 812, sorted at the Colorado Springs, CO (SCF 808) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Colorado: 29 residential ZIP codes across 7 counties and 3 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 812 mean?
The first digit, 8, is one of ten national areas (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming). The first three, 812, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 812 to the Colorado Springs, CO (SCF 808) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 812 ZIP codes are Canon City, Gunnison, Salida, Buena Vista, Florence and Penrose.
The same facility sorts 5 prefixes, 217 ZIP codes in all: 808, 809, 810, 811, 812.
Where are the 812 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 812
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81201 | Salida | Chaffee County | 9,294 | 23 | $80k | $674k |
| 81210 | Almont | Gunnison County | 664 | 1 | – | $880k |
| 81211 | Buena Vista | Chaffee County | 8,302 | 17 | $88k | $677k |
| 81212 | Canon City | Fremont County | 32,292 | 48 | $64k | $329k |
| 81215 | Canon City | Fremont County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 81220 | Cimarron | Gunnison County | 251 | 1 | $250k+ | $733k |
| 81221 | Coal Creek | Fremont County | 324 | 283 | $34k | $199k |
| 81222 | Coaldale | Fremont County | 538 | 17 | – | $383k |
| 81223 | Cotopaxi | Fremont County | 2,457 | 6 | $52k | $356k |
| 81224 | Crested Butte | Gunnison County | 3,101 | 12 | $90k | $924k |
| 81225 | Crested Butte | Gunnison County | 823 | 29 | $85k | $555k |
| 81226 | Florence | Fremont County | 7,459 | 57 | $54k | $259k |
| 81227 | Monarch | Chaffee County | 93 | 250 | – | – |
| 81228 | Granite | Chaffee County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 81230 | Gunnison | Gunnison County | 10,971 | 6 | $78k | $533k |
| 81231 | Gunnison | Gunnison County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 81232 | Hillside | Fremont County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 81233 | Howard | Fremont County | 966 | 17 | $60k | $475k |
| 81235 | Lake City | Hinsdale County | 912 | 2 | $79k | $465k |
| 81236 | Nathrop | Chaffee County | 1,748 | 11 | $98k | $745k |
| 81237 | Ohio City | Gunnison County | 169 | 3 | $134k | $583k |
| 81239 | Parlin | Gunnison County | 9 | 0 | – | – |
| 81240 | Penrose | Fremont County | 4,800 | 35 | $90k | $341k |
| 81241 | Pitkin | Gunnison County | 238 | 6 | – | $443k |
| 81242 | Poncha Springs | Chaffee County | 807 | 39 | $96k | $483k |
| 81243 | Powderhorn | Gunnison County | 174 | 1 | $74k | $464k |
| 81244 | Rockvale | Fremont County | 660 | 344 | $51k | $195k |
| 81248 | Sargents | Saguache County | 264 | 1 | – | – |
| 81251 | Twin Lakes | Lake County | 423 | 3 | $106k | $673k |
| 81252 | Westcliffe | Custer County | 4,763 | 8 | $70k | $402k |
| 81253 | Wetmore | Custer County | 524 | 6 | $76k | $285k |
| 81290 | Florence | Fremont County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.