ZIP Code 81253

81253 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Wetmore, Custer County.

City: Wetmore
County: Custer County
State: Colorado
Prefix: 812xx

Where this code sits

81253 is part of the 812xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Wetmore.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 81253 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

719 Area code 719

ZIP codes nearest 81253

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 81253.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81023	9.9 mi	Beulah, CO
ZIP code 81252	16 mi	Westcliffe, CO
ZIP code 81221	17 mi	Coal Creek, CO
ZIP code 81244	17 mi	Rockvale, CO
ZIP code 81069	18 mi	Rye, CO
ZIP code 81226	18 mi	Florence, CO
ZIP code 81290	19 mi	Florence, CO
ZIP code 81019	21 mi	Colorado City, 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 81253, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 81253. 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.