Lewis, CO · standard
ZIP Code 81327
Montezuma County, Colorado - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 639
- 7/sq mi
- $94,349
- Median income
- $373,200
- Median home value
- 32.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Lewis pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 23%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 23%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 81327 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 81327 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lewis, Montezuma County, Colorado, home to just 639 residents across 88.8 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 81327 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $94,349 (6% above the average Colorado ZIP), while per-capita income is $46,465. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $373,200 (23% below the average Colorado ZIP); owner occupancy is 94.2%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 32.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Montezuma County, so 81327 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 81327, Lewis, CO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
639
Population
88.8
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 81327?
44.2
Median Age
52.9%
Male
47.1%
Female
1.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$94,349
Median Household Income
+6% vs state ZIP avg
$46,465
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
254housing units
254
Total Housing Units
207
Occupied Units
47
Vacant Units
2.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$373,200
Median Home Value
-23% vs state ZIP avg
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 15 business establishments in ZIP 81327, employing approximately 48 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,151,000.
15
Businesses
48
Employees
$2.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4 | 26.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 81327 vs 81335 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81335 | Yellow Jacket, CO | 131 | 5.8 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 81327, both outside CO so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.