ZIP Code 81520

81520 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Clifton, Mesa County.

City: Clifton
County: Mesa County
State: Colorado
Prefix: 815xx

Where this code sits

81520 is part of the 815xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Clifton.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 81520 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 81520

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 81520.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 81504	2.3 mi	Grand Junction, CO
ZIP code 81503	3.5 mi	Grand Junction, CO
ZIP code 81526	4.6 mi	Palisade, CO
ZIP code 81502	4.6 mi	Grand Junction, CO
ZIP code 81501	5.2 mi	Grand Junction, CO
ZIP code 81506	5.6 mi	Grand Junction, CO
ZIP code 81527	7.8 mi	Whitewater, CO
ZIP code 81505	8.1 mi	Grand Junction, 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 81520, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 81520. 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.