ZIP Code 81236

81236 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Nathrop, Chaffee County.

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

Where this code sits

81236 is part of the 812xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Nathrop.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 81236 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

719 Area code 719

ZIP codes nearest 81236

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 81236.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81211	9.0 mi	Buena Vista, CO
ZIP code 81242	14 mi	Poncha Springs, CO
ZIP code 81201	14 mi	Salida, CO
ZIP code 81227	15 mi	Monarch, CO
ZIP code 80449	22 mi	Hartsel, CO
ZIP code 81241	22 mi	Pitkin, CO
ZIP code 81228	23 mi	Granite, CO
ZIP code 81248	27 mi	Sargents, 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 81236, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 81236. 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.