ZIP Code 81242

81242 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County.

City: Poncha Springs
County: Chaffee County
State: Colorado
Prefix: 812xx

Where this code sits

81242 is part of the 812xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Poncha Springs.

Poncha Springs Colorado ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 81242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

719 Area code 719

ZIP codes nearest 81242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 81242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81201	4.4 mi	Salida, CO
ZIP code 81227	12 mi	Monarch, CO
ZIP code 81236	14 mi	Nathrop, CO
ZIP code 81155	15 mi	Villa Grove, CO
ZIP code 81233	18 mi	Howard, CO
ZIP code 81222	18 mi	Coaldale, CO
ZIP code 81248	20 mi	Sargents, CO
ZIP code 81211	23 mi	Buena Vista, 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 81242, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 81242. 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.