Central, Colorado

Nearest ZIP codes to Central

These are the ZIP codes nearest to Central, each listed with the post office it is named after.

Area codes for Central

• Area code 970

  In service since April 2, 1995. Shares its area with 748. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 303

  In service since 1947. Shares its area with 720 and 983. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 748

  In service since July 7, 2025. Shares its area with 970. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 720

  In service since June 1, 1998. Shares its area with 303 and 983. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 983

  In service since June 17, 2022. Shares its area with 303 and 720. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Central is in the Mountain Time zone.

Towns near Central

• Central City0.9 km (0.6 mi)
• Black Hawk3.7 km (2.3 mi)
• Dumont8.5 km (5.3 mi)
• Downieville-Lawson-Dumont8.9 km (5.5 mi)
• Idaho Springs9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Floyd Hill10.5 km (6.5 mi)
• Blue Valley10.7 km (6.6 mi)
• St. Mary's12 km (7.5 mi)