81522 ZIP Code, Gateway, CO

81522 is a ZIP code in Gateway, Colorado in Mesa County. It covers 291 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 81523 and 81429. 0 people live here in 0 households, fewer than in most Colorado ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents0
Households0
Median household incomenot published
Income per personnot published
Median agenot published
Homeownersnot published
Median home valuenot published
Median rentnot published
Bachelor's degree or highernot published
Average commute (minutes)not published
Households with kids under 18not published
Moved in the past yearnot published
Below the poverty linenot published
Broadband internetnot published
Speak a non-English language at homenot published

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10Knot published
$10–15Knot published
$15–25Knot published
$25–35Knot published
$35–50Knot published
$50–75Knot published
$75–100Knot published
$100–150Knot published
$150–200Knot published
$200K+not published

Age

% of all residentsValue
<10not published
10–19not published
20–24not published
25–34not published
35–44not published
45–54not published
55–64not published
65–74not published
75+not published

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage0.0%
Owned outright0.0%
Rented0.0%
Vacant100.0%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house0.0%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units0.0%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other100.0%

Businesses in 81522

3 business establishments with 75 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

81522 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 9 residential and 1 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 81522

81522 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 highway contract (H)) with 9 residential and 1 business mailboxes. Routes range from 9 homes (H032) to 9 homes (H032); the median route has 9 homes. The Census counted 0 households in 81522 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4990
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 81522

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
H032Highway contract91$90,277———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 81522 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

Areas that include 81522

Mail every home in 81522

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 81522, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 81522 in?
81522 is a Gateway, CO mailing address. None of its land lies inside a Census-defined city or community.
What county is 81522 in?
81522 is in Mesa County.
What is the population of 81522?
About 0 people (±14), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 107.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 81522?
1 USPS carrier routes with 9 residential and 1 business mailboxes (10 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 81522?
The closest, measured center to center: 81523 (16.6 mi) and 81429 (21.3 mi).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.