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80743

ZIP 80743 is Otis, Colorado, in Washington County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Washington
Metro area
none
Population
1,333
Coordinates
40.2151, -102.9563
☼ Live from 80743 — Otis, CO

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Where 80743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80743
  • 🔢 Type 80743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,743 = 13 × 6211. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80742 (New Raymer, CO, 59 mi away) and 80744 (Ovid, CO, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80743 becomes 34708, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04738 in Crouseville, ME, 1,789 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯233 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80743 and you would come out at 40.22°S, 77.04°E — 714 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 18m.
  • 📏 At 421.0 square miles of land, 80743 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 320 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,333This ZIP1,333
Households545This ZIP545
Housing units591This ZIP591
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$67,734This ZIP$67,734Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$226,300This ZIP$226,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$3,788,000This ZIP$3,788,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$29,253,000This ZIP$29,253,000

Land area

Land area421.02 sq miThis ZIP421.02 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 80743

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ZIP codes near 80743

ZIPCityDistance
80720 Akron, CO 15.6 mi
80759 Yuma, CO 15.7 mi
80722 Atwood, CO 22.1 mi
80727 Eckley, CO 27.0 mi
80733 Hillrose, CO 29.0 mi
80728 Fleming, CO 29.7 mi
80723 Brush, CO 31.0 mi
80731 Haxtun, CO 31.9 mi
80751 Sterling, CO 33.7 mi
80801 Anton, CO 34.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80743?

80743 is in Otis, Colorado, in Washington County. Its published point location is 40.2151, -102.9563.

What county is 80743 in?

80743 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 80743?

Otis uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 80743 in?

80743 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80743?

About 1,333 people live in ZIP code 80743, in 545 households, at 3.2 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 80743?

$67,734 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80743?

The closest are 80720 (15.6 mi), 80759 (15.7 mi), 80722 (22.1 mi), 80727 (27 mi) and 80733 (29 mi).

Is 80743 a PO Box ZIP code?

80743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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