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80481

ZIP 80481 is Ward, Colorado, in Boulder County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Boulder
Metro area
Boulder, CO
Population
484
Coordinates
40.1014, -105.5768
☼ Live from 80481 — Ward, CO

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Where 80481 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80481
  • 🔢 Type 80481 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBhOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,481 = 3 × 139 × 193. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80480 (Walden, CO, 56 mi away) and 80482 (Winter Park, CO, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80481 becomes 18408, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14808, 14880, 18084, 18840, 40818, 48081, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18084 in Sumneytown, PA, 1,582 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯371 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80481 and you would come out at 40.10°S, 74.42°E — 671 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 43.7 square miles of land, 80481 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population484This ZIP484
Households249This ZIP249
Housing units433This ZIP433
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$116,563This ZIP$116,563Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$710,700This ZIP$710,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher59.9%This ZIP59.9%
Mean commute44.8 minThis ZIP44.8 min
Population density11.1 / sq miThis ZIP11.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$1,694,000This ZIP$1,694,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$33,580,000This ZIP$33,580,000

Land area

Land area43.66 sq miThis ZIP43.66 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 80481

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ZIP codes near 80481

ZIPCityDistance
80510 Allenspark, CO 7.8 mi
80466 Nederland, CO 8.0 mi
80455 Jamestown, CO 9.5 mi
80306 Boulder, CO 10.2 mi
80307 Boulder, CO 10.8 mi
80314 Boulder, CO 10.8 mi
80308 Boulder, CO 11.3 mi
80474 Rollinsville, CO 12.3 mi
80540 Lyons, CO 12.6 mi
80302 Boulder, CO 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80481?

80481 is in Ward, Colorado, in Boulder County, part of the Boulder, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1014, -105.5768.

What county is 80481 in?

80481 lies in Boulder County.

What time zone is 80481 in?

80481 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80481?

About 484 people live in ZIP code 80481, in 249 households, at 11.1 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 80481?

$116,563 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80481?

The closest are 80510 (7.8 mi), 80466 (8 mi), 80455 (9.5 mi), 80306 (10.2 mi) and 80307 (10.8 mi).

Is 80481 a PO Box ZIP code?

80481 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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