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80861

ZIP 80861 is Vona, 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
283
Coordinates
39.3237, -102.7715
☼ Live from 80861 — Vona, CO

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Where 80861 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80861
  • 🔢 Type 80861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,861 = 11 × 7351. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80860 (Victor, CO, 132 mi away) and 80862 (Wild Horse, CO, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80861 becomes 16808, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01886, 06881, 08618, 08816, 08861, 18068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01886 in Westford, MA, 1,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯226 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80861 and you would come out at 39.32°S, 77.23°E — 774 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 251.7 square miles of land, 80861 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 191 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population283This ZIP283
Households108This ZIP108
Housing units123This ZIP123
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$84,375This ZIP$84,375Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$219,600This ZIP$219,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$869This ZIP$869Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density1.1 / sq miThis ZIP1.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees3This ZIP3
Annual payroll$124,000This ZIP$124,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$7,086,000This ZIP$7,086,000

Land area

Land area251.72 sq miThis ZIP251.72 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 80861 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 80861

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

ZIP codes near 80861

ZIPCityDistance
80834 Seibert, CO 6.1 mi
80836 Stratton, CO 10.2 mi
80805 Bethune, CO 18.0 mi
80815 Flagler, CO 18.1 mi
80812 Cope, CO 21.6 mi
80822 Joes, CO 25.0 mi
80804 Arriba, CO 25.5 mi
80824 Kirk, CO 28.1 mi
80807 Burlington, CO 29.3 mi
80862 Wild Horse, CO 31.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80861?

80861 is in Vona, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. Its published point location is 39.3237, -102.7715.

What county is 80861 in?

80861 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 80861?

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

What time zone is 80861 in?

80861 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80861?

About 283 people live in ZIP code 80861, in 108 households, at 1.1 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 80861?

$84,375 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80861?

The closest are 80834 (6.1 mi), 80836 (10.2 mi), 80805 (18 mi), 80815 (18.1 mi) and 80812 (21.6 mi).

Is 80861 a PO Box ZIP code?

80861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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