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Coal Creek ZIP code, Colorado

The ZIP code for Coal Creek, CO is 81221, and its area code is 719.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
324
Area code
719

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Coal Creek itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Florence (2.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Coal Creek uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Coal Creek in numbers

About 324 people live in Coal Creek, in 134 households. The median household income is $34,000 a year, 64% below the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,000 (63% below the Colorado median), and median gross rent is $1,225 a month. The median age is 46.2; 12.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (45.7% across Colorado); the average commute takes 35 minutes.

Population324Coal Creek324
Households134Coal Creek134
Median age46.2Coal Creek46.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$34,000Coal Creek$34,000Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$199,000Coal Creek$199,000Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,225Coal Creek$1,225Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%Coal Creek12.4%Colorado45.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute34.7 minCoal Creek34.7 minColorado25.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density271 / sq miCoal Creek271 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Coal Creek town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Coal Creek

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Coal Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
81221 Coal Creek , CO Standard 324 $34,000 $199,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Coal Creek

These ZIP codes cover part of Coal Creek but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Coal Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
81226 Florence , CO Standard 7,459 $53,969 $258,800

Map of Coal Creek ZIP codes

81221

The ZIP codes of Coal Creek, 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 Coal Creek

The nearest larger towns are Rockvale (695 people, 1.2 mi), Williamsburg (770 people, 2.2 mi) and Florence (3,885 people, 2.6 mi).

Towns near Coal Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Florence 3,885 2.6 mi
Lincoln Park 3,986 5.8 mi
Cañon City 17,122 7.0 mi
Penrose 4,087 8.7 mi
Park Center 2,588 9.6 mi
Pueblo West 35,681 19.6 mi
Pueblo 111,561 29.5 mi

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