| City: | Gunnison, Colorado |
| Names to Avoid: | Western State College |
| County: | Gunnison County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:04:23 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 38.5503, -106.9197 |
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Western Colorado University operates under dedicated ZIP code 81231 in Gunnison County, Colorado. Established in 1901 and opening for classes in 1911 as the Colorado State Normal School, this was the first college on Colorado's Western Slope. The institution was renamed Western State Colorado University in 2012 and assumed its current name in 2018. The campus sits at 7,700 feet elevation, surrounded by wilderness, BLM land, and National Forest, with the Signal Peak trail system adjacent to university grounds.
The campus boundary encompasses approximately 0.27 square miles in the cradle of the Rocky Mountains. This unique postal designation has served the university for over two decades. Ten delivery codes route mail to facilities including Taylor Hall and the main university administrative buildings on Adams Street. The university enrolls approximately 3,000 undergraduate and 450 graduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 17:1. Gunnison is the valid mailing city for university correspondence.
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
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| Less than 9th grade: | 0 | 0% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma: | 0 | 0% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency): | 0 | 0% |
| Some college, no degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Associate's degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| High school or higher: | 0 | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 0 | 0% |
| Private Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Public Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| No Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| Has Health Insurance: | 0 | 0% |
| Group | 2011 | 2102 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of People in Poverty | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | -666,666,666.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Note: Counts of Families & People in poverty are not published at the ZIP Code level due to small sample sizes. Percentages shown are survey estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). They may differ from official poverty statistics. The U.S. Census Bureau defines poverty status by comparing a family's or individual's total income with federal poverty thresholds that vary by family size and composition.
| Nursery School, Preschool: | 0 | 0% |
| Kindergarten: | 0 | 0% |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8): | 0 | 0% |
| High school (grades 9-12): | 0 | 0% |
| College or graduate school: | 0 | 0% |
| Total: | 0 | 100% |
| Early Childhood: | 0 | 0% |
| K-12 (Primary & Secondary School): | 0 | 0% |
ZIP Code 81231 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 37 people with an annual payroll of $1,328,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,587Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $335,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,328,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 37Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 81231 is located in Gunnison County, Colorado, within the Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA ) and Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. This area has a population of 0 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 81231. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | --Source: Census |
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| CBSA Population: | 0Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 49731.77 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0833640Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Gunnison city; ColoradoSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 81231 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.