ZIP Code 81038

81038 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Fort Lyon, Bent County.

City: Fort Lyon
County: Bent County
State: Colorado
Prefix: 810xx

Where this code sits

81038 is part of the 810xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Fort Lyon.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 81038 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

719 Area code 719

ZIP codes nearest 81038

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 81038.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81054	2.4 mi	Las Animas, CO
ZIP code 81044	3.1 mi	Hasty, CO
ZIP code 81057	14 mi	Mc Clave, CO
ZIP code 81092	24 mi	Wiley, CO
ZIP code 81030	26 mi	Cheraw, CO
ZIP code 81052	26 mi	Lamar, CO
ZIP code 81077	31 mi	Swink, CO
ZIP code 81050	32 mi	La Junta, CO

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 81038, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 81038. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.