| City: | Montrose, Colorado |
| County: | Montrose County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:04:50 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.4784, -107.8759 |
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ZIP code 81402 is a PO Box-only ZIP that serves downtown Montrose, Colorado. It doesn't cover a residential area. Instead, it's a point location within the larger 81401 ZIP. The post office at S 1st Street maintains 639 PO Boxes, and 398 businesses use this address for their mail.
This arrangement is common in Colorado towns where the main post office has its own ZIP code separate from the residential delivery routes. Residents and businesses in Montrose can choose a PO Box in 81402 or receive street delivery through 81401. The two ZIPs share the same city name and post office building.
The 639 PO Boxes here serve a mix of business and personal use. With 398 registered business delivery points, commercial mail makes up a significant portion of the volume. Many local businesses prefer the consistency of a PO Box address that won't change if they relocate within town.
The only street is the post office's physical address on S 1st Street, used for PO Box Street Addressing.
ZIP Code 81402 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 17 business establishments, employing about 185 people with an annual payroll of $7,799,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 7,967Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 17Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,883,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,799,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 185Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 81402 is located in Montrose County, Colorado, within the Montrose, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 33940) and Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 41,276 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 81402. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Montrose, COSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 33940Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 41,276Source: 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: | 0851745Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Montrose city; ColoradoSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 81402 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.