Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — CITY/CO/NUCLA

Nucla ZIP code, Colorado

The ZIP code for Nucla, CO is 81424, and its area code is 970.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
598
Area code
970

Nucla in numbers

About 598 people live in Nucla, in 282 households. The median household income is $42,857 a year, 55% below the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $141,100 (74% below the Colorado median), and median gross rent is $929 a month. The median age is 55.6; 11.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (45.7% across Colorado); the average commute takes 14 minutes.

Population598Nucla598
Households282Nucla282
Median age55.6Nucla55.6Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$42,857Nucla$42,857Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$141,100Nucla$141,100Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$929Nucla$929Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%Nucla11.6%Colorado45.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute14.4 minNucla14.4 minColorado25.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density862 / sq miNucla862 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Nucla

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Nucla
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
81424 Nucla , CO Standard 1,079 $39,960 $206,000

Map of Nucla ZIP codes

81424

The ZIP codes of Nucla, 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 Nucla

The nearest larger towns are Olathe (1,793 people, 39 mi), Dove Creek (651 people, 40 mi) and Montrose (21,044 people, 40 mi).

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

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Nucla, CO ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/co/nucla

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.