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Poncha Springs ZIP code, Colorado

The ZIP code for Poncha Springs, CO is 81242, and its area code is 719.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
959
Area code
719

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Poncha Springs itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Salida (6.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Poncha Springs 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.

Poncha Springs in numbers

About 959 people live in Poncha Springs, in 559 households. The median household income is $97,139 a year, about the same as the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $522,900 (3% below the Colorado median), and median gross rent is $1,783 a month. The median age is 46.4; 42.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (45.7% across Colorado); the average commute takes 15 minutes.

Population959Poncha Springs959
Households559Poncha Springs559
Median age46.4Poncha Springs46.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$97,139Poncha Springs$97,139Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$522,900Poncha Springs$522,900Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,783Poncha Springs$1,783Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%Poncha Springs42.5%Colorado45.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute14.9 minPoncha Springs14.9 minColorado25.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density311 / sq miPoncha Springs311 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Poncha Springs

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Poncha Springs
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
81242 Poncha Springs , CO Standard 807 $95,865 $482,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Poncha Springs

These ZIP codes cover part of Poncha Springs but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Poncha Springs
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
81201 Salida , CO Standard 9,294 $80,248 $674,000

Map of Poncha Springs ZIP codes

81242

The ZIP codes of Poncha Springs, 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 Poncha Springs

The nearest larger towns are Salida (5,861 people, 4.1 mi), Howard (966 people, 15 mi) and Buena Vista (3,010 people, 22 mi).

Towns near Poncha Springs
TownPopulationDistance
Salida 5,861 4.1 mi
Buena Vista 3,010 21.8 mi

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

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