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80836

ZIP 80836 is Stratton, Colorado, mostly in Kit Carson County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Kit Carson +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,085
Coordinates
39.3032, -102.5826
☼ Live from 80836 — Stratton, CO

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Where 80836 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 80836
  • 🔢 Type 80836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,836 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 2887. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101111000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80835 (Simla, CO, 77 mi away) and 80840 (Usaf Academy, CO, 124 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80836 becomes 63808, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03868, 03886, 06388, 06838, 06883, 08638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03868 in Rochester, NH, 1,655 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯216 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80836 and you would come out at 39.30°S, 77.42°E — 779 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 408.7 square miles of land, 80836 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 310 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,085This ZIP1,085
Households445This ZIP445
Housing units495This ZIP495
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$65,208This ZIP$65,208Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$217,800This ZIP$217,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,792This ZIP$1,792Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees233This ZIP233
Annual payroll$12,459,000This ZIP$12,459,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$30,351,000This ZIP$30,351,000

Land area

Land area408.68 sq miThis ZIP408.68 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 80836 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kit Carson County 99.2%
Yuma County 0.8%

Other place names in 80836

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

ZIP codes near 80836

ZIPCityDistance
80805 Bethune, CO 7.8 mi
80861 Vona, CO 10.2 mi
80834 Seibert, CO 15.9 mi
80807 Burlington, CO 19.3 mi
80824 Kirk, CO 25.9 mi
80812 Cope, CO 26.4 mi
80822 Joes, CO 26.4 mi
80815 Flagler, CO 28.2 mi
67741 Kanorado, KS 31.4 mi
80735 Idalia, CO 33.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80836?

80836 is in Stratton, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. Its published point location is 39.3032, -102.5826.

What county is 80836 in?

80836 spans 2 counties: Kit Carson County and Yuma County. Most of it falls in Kit Carson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 80836?

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

What time zone is 80836 in?

80836 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80836?

About 1,085 people live in ZIP code 80836, in 445 households, at 2.7 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 80836?

$65,208 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80836?

The closest are 80805 (7.8 mi), 80861 (10.2 mi), 80834 (15.9 mi), 80807 (19.3 mi) and 80824 (25.9 mi).

Is 80836 a PO Box ZIP code?

80836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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