| City: | Glenwood Springs, Colorado |
| City Alias: | Glenwood Spgs |
| Names to Avoid: | Glenwood |
| County: | Garfield County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:26:56 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.4624, -107.2577 |
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ZIP code 81602 serves as the PO Box designation for Glenwood Springs, Colorado, while street delivery for the community occurs through the neighboring ZIP 81601. This PO Box ZIP maintains 723 boxes and handles mail for 498 business delivery points, serving the commercial and PO Box needs of this mountain town in Garfield County.
The post office location at 9th Street processes mail for both individual box holders and businesses that prefer PO Box service. With 30 business establishments employing 213 people using this ZIP, it functions as a commercial mail hub alongside the standard delivery ZIP. Glenwood Springs sits at the confluence of the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers, known for its historic hot springs and as a gateway to skiing and outdoor recreation in the Rocky Mountains.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery is available throughout Glenwood Springs via ZIP 81601. The dual-ZIP arrangement is common in Colorado mountain towns, where the PO Box ZIP handles box rentals and certain business mail while carrier routes operate under a separate ZIP code.
For PO Box mail:
PO Box [Number]
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
For street delivery, use ZIP 81601.
Only one street record exists: 9th Street with 161 unit-based delivery points, likely the post office building location.
ZIP Code 81602 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 25 business establishments, employing about 192 people with an annual payroll of $14,620,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 3,813Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 25Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $4,372,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $14,620,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 192Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 81602 is located in Garfield County, Colorado, within the Rifle, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 40090) and Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 79,153 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 81602. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Rifle, COSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 40090Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 79,153Source: 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: | 0830780Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Glenwood Springs city; ColoradoSource: Census |
ZIP Code 81602 is in the Roaring Fork School District RE-1, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 2 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). 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.