ZIP Code 81040

81040 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Gardner, Huerfano County.

City: Gardner
County: Huerfano County
State: Colorado
Prefix: 810xx

Where this code sits

81040 is part of the 810xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Gardner.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 81040 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

719 Area code 719

ZIP codes nearest 81040

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 81040.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81069	17 mi	Rye, CO
ZIP code 81055	20 mi	La Veta, CO
ZIP code 81019	22 mi	Colorado City, CO
ZIP code 81253	23 mi	Wetmore, CO
ZIP code 81023	24 mi	Beulah, CO
ZIP code 81089	24 mi	Walsenburg, CO
ZIP code 81252	27 mi	Westcliffe, CO
ZIP code 81133	28 mi	Fort Garland, 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 81040, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 81040. 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.