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Chama ZIP code, Colorado

The ZIP code for Chama, CO is 81126, and its area code is 719.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
506
Area code
719

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Chama itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, San Luis (3.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Chama in numbers

About 506 people live in Chama, in 140 households. The median household income is $52,870 a year, 45% below the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,400 (68% below the Colorado median).

Population506Chama506
Households140Chama140
Median household income$52,870Chama$52,870Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$170,400Chama$170,400Colorado$539,400US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Chama. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Chama

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Chama
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
81126 Chama , CO Standard 506 $52,870 $170,400

Map of Chama ZIP codes

81126

The ZIP codes of Chama, CO, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Chama

The nearest larger towns are San Luis (560 people, 5.0 mi), La Veta (804 people, 30 mi) and Sanford (1,142 people, 31 mi).

More nearby: every ZIP code in Costilla County · Colorado ZIP codes

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