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80461

ZIP 80461 is Leadville, Colorado, in Lake County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Lake
Metro area
Breckenridge, CO
Population
6,957
Coordinates
39.2422, -106.2879
☼ Live from 80461 — Leadville, CO

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Where 80461 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80461
  • 🔢 Type 80461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,461 = 17 × 4733. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101001001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80459 (Kremmling, CO, 63 mi away) and 80463 (Mc Coy, CO, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80461 becomes 16408, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01468, 01864, 04681, 04861, 06418, 06481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04681 in Stonington, ME, 1,954 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯413 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80461 and you would come out at 39.24°S, 73.71°E — 719 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 237.7 square miles of land, 80461 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 180 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,957This ZIP6,957
Households2,804This ZIP2,804
Housing units3,686This ZIP3,686
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$95,775This ZIP$95,775Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$458,400This ZIP$458,400Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,397This ZIP$1,397Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%This ZIP48.1%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density29.3 / sq miThis ZIP29.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments244This ZIP244
Employees1,632This ZIP1,632
Annual payroll$66,252,000This ZIP$66,252,000
Tax returns filed3,640This ZIP3,640
Total adjusted gross income$244,391,000This ZIP$244,391,000

Land area

Land area237.74 sq miThis ZIP237.74 sq mi
Water area3.27 sq miThis ZIP3.27 sq mi

Other place names in 80461

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 80461

ZIPCityDistance
80429 Climax, CO 1.7 mi
81251 Twin Lakes, CO 10.6 mi
80420 Alma, CO 10.8 mi
81228 Granite, CO 14.6 mi
80440 Fairplay, CO 14.6 mi
81642 Meredith, CO 15.7 mi
81649 Red Cliff, CO 16.7 mi
81645 Minturn, CO 17.3 mi
80443 Frisco, CO 19.0 mi
81211 Buena Vista, CO 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80461?

80461 is in Leadville, Colorado, in Lake County, part of the Breckenridge, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2422, -106.2879.

What county is 80461 in?

80461 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 80461?

Leadville uses area code 719, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 80461 in?

80461 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80461?

About 6,957 people live in ZIP code 80461, in 2,804 households, at 29.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 80461?

$95,775 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80461?

The closest are 80429 (1.7 mi), 81251 (10.6 mi), 80420 (10.8 mi), 81228 (14.6 mi) and 80440 (14.6 mi).

Is 80461 a PO Box ZIP code?

80461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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