ZIP Code 81227

81227 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Monarch, Chaffee County.

City: Monarch
County: Chaffee County
State: Colorado
Prefix: 812xx

Where this code sits

81227 is part of the 812xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Monarch.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 81227 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

719 Area code 719

ZIP codes nearest 81227

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 81227.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81242	12 mi	Poncha Springs, CO
ZIP code 81248	12 mi	Sargents, CO
ZIP code 81241	13 mi	Pitkin, CO
ZIP code 81236	15 mi	Nathrop, CO
ZIP code 81201	16 mi	Salida, CO
ZIP code 81237	17 mi	Ohio City, CO
ZIP code 81239	18 mi	Parlin, CO
ZIP code 81155	20 mi	Villa Grove, 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 81227, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 81227. 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.