Residential delivery area · Colorado

ZIP Code 81253: Wetmore, CO

ZIP code 81253 uses the postal name Wetmore, Colorado and lies mostly in Custer County (70% of its land), reaching into Fremont County and Pueblo County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 520 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $76,346 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

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8national area: Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada and 2 more

812sectional center: Colorado Springs, CO (SCF 808)

53delivery area within it

Town: Wetmore · its only residential ZIP
County: Custer County (70%); Fremont County (24%); Pueblo County (6%)
House districts: CO-7 (94%), CO-3 (6%) 119th Congress, by share of land
State: Colorado
Time zone: Mountain
Land area: 94.0 sq mi · 6 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 81253?

81253 centers on 38.169°, -105.066° and covers 94.0 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 81023, 81226, 81005, 81252, 81069.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 81253 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 81253, 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 81253 compare with the rest of Custer County?

Rank of 81253 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	81253	In Custer County	In CO
People (ACS 2020-2024)	524	4th of 4	390th of 527
Median household income	$76k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$285k	not ranked	not ranked

81253's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (524). 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 11% 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 81253?

The 2020 Census counted 339 people in 81253; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 524. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 524±225 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 339
Households: 220
Median age: 55.2

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 81253?

Of the 524 people the ACS estimates in 81253, 8.6% are under 18 and 19.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (91.6%).

Under 188.6%
18 to 6471.8%
65 and older19.7%

Age of the people of 81253 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic91.6%
Other or two or more8.4%
Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 81253 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 81253 earn?

Median household income is $76,346 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $76,346
Income per person: $35,189
Below the poverty line: 16.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 11.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 35.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $71,971210 returns; wages 56% of AGI (IRS)

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 81253?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $285,000
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 65.5%
Housing units: 220

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 81253; 2021: 189.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 81253 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 81253?

6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 81253?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 81253, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
81023	Beulah	1,417	$56k	10.4 mi
81226	Florence	7,459	$54k	11.7 mi
81005	Pueblo	32,441	$71k	13.1 mi
81252	Westcliffe	4,763	$70k	20.0 mi
81069	Rye	1,678	$98k	21.5 mi
81221	Coal Creek	324	$34k	14.0 mi (near)
81244	Rockvale	660	$51k	14.5 mi (near)
81019	Colorado City	1,280	$38k	20.1 mi (near)
81007	Pueblo	35,690	$97k	20.9 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.