ZIP Code 81240

81240 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Penrose, Fremont County.

City: Penrose
County: Fremont County
State: Colorado
Prefix: 812xx

Where this code sits

81240 is part of the 812xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Penrose.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 81240 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

719 Area code 719

ZIP codes nearest 81240

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 81240.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81290	6.5 mi	Florence, CO
ZIP code 81226	6.9 mi	Florence, CO
ZIP code 81221	9.0 mi	Coal Creek, CO
ZIP code 81244	9.4 mi	Rockvale, CO
ZIP code 81212	11 mi	Canon City, CO
ZIP code 81007	13 mi	Pueblo, CO
ZIP code 80926	20 mi	Colorado Springs, CO
ZIP code 80860	20 mi	Victor, 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 81240, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 81240. 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.