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 — STATE/CO/COUNTY/OTERO

Otero County, CO ZIP codes

Otero County, CO has 5 ZIP codes, in 5 towns: 81050, 81067, 81058, 81030 and 81077. 2 more cross into it from neighbouring counties: 81039 and 81059.

The county seat is La Junta.

ZIP codes
5
Partly in it
2 more
Towns
5
County seat
La Junta
County FIPS
08089
Population
18,321
Median household income
$54,037
Land area
1,262 sq mi
Area code
719

Otero County ZIP codes by town

La Junta (county seat)
81050

Each ZIP code is listed under the county most of its land lies in and the town the Postal Service names it for; a ZIP code's own page shows exactly how it is split.

ZIP codes partly in Otero County

These ZIP codes lie mostly in a neighbouring county but each cover a twentieth or more of Otero County.

Map of Otero County ZIP codes

8103081050810588106781077

The ZIP codes of Otero County, 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.

Otero County in numbers

About 18,321 people live in Otero County, in 7,584 households, the 27th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties. The median household income is $54,037 a year, 43% below the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,900 (69% below the Colorado median), and median gross rent is $839 a month. The median age is 41.8; 18.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (45.7% across Colorado); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population18,321Otero18,321
Households7,584Otero7,584
Median age41.8Otero41.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$54,037Otero$54,037Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$168,900Otero$168,900Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$839Otero$839Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%Otero18.2%Colorado45.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.2 minOtero21.2 minColorado25.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density15 / sq miOtero15 / sq mi

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

Largest towns in Otero County

Largest towns in Otero County
TownZIP codesPopulation
La Junta 1 7,140
Rocky Ford 1 3,815
Swink 1 422
Manzanola 1 361
Cheraw 1 188

Population of the census place of that name where there is one, otherwise of the ZIP codes the Postal Service addresses by it. A town's ZIP codes can reach past the county line.

Neighbouring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Otero County.

Not sure you are in Otero County? What county am I in? answers from your location, near a county line included.

Every ZIP code in Otero County, with figures

ZIP codes in Otero County
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
81030 Cheraw , CO Standard 148 $40,625 $110,700
81050 La Junta , CO Standard 9,894 $57,180 $199,000
81058 Manzanola , CO Standard 871 $48,636 $141,700
81067 Rocky Ford , CO Standard 5,523 $50,028 $154,800
81077 Swink , CO Standard 568 $48,897 $174,500

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Otero County ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/state/co/county/otero

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