Residential delivery area · Colorado
ZIP Code 81126: Chama, CO
ZIP code 81126 uses the postal name Chama, Colorado and lies entirely in Costilla County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 510 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $52,870 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Chama · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Costilla County
- Micro area
- Alamosa, CO
- House district
- CO-3 119th Congress
- State
- Colorado
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 10.0 sq mi · 51 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 81126?
81126 centers on 37.161°, -105.347° and covers 10.0 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 81152.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 81126, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 81126 compare with the rest of Costilla County?
| Measure | 81126 | In Costilla County | In CO |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 506 | 6th of 7 | 392nd of 527 |
| Median household income | $53k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $170k | not ranked | not ranked |
81126's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (506). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 42% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 81126?
The 2020 Census counted 239 people in 81126; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 506. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 506±202 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 239
- Households
- 140
- Median age
- 40.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 81126?
Of the 506 people the ACS estimates in 81126, 11.1% are under 18 and 33.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (95.5%).
- Under 1811.1%
- 18 to 6455.1%
- 65 and older33.8%
- Hispanic or Latino95.5%
- Other or two or more3.4%
- White, not Hispanic1.2%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 81126 earn?
Median household income is $52,870 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $52,870±$19,044
- Income per person
- $32,505
- Below the poverty line
- 10.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 26.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 81126?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $170,400
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 85.0%
- Housing units
- 176
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 81126?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81152 | San Luis | 1,244 | $32k | 3.3 mi |
| 87512 | Amalia, NM | 372 | – | 16.5 mi (near) |
| 87524 | Costilla, NM | 450 | – | 16.9 mi (near) |
| 81138 | Jaroso | 17 | – | 18.2 mi (near) |
| 81055 | La Veta | 1,559 | $55k | 19.9 mi (near) |
| 81133 | Fort Garland | 1,085 | $46k | 20.0 mi (near) |
| 81151 | Sanford | 1,716 | $43k | 20.8 mi (near) |
| 81123 | Blanca | 606 | $37k | 21.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.