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81008

ZIP 81008 is in Pueblo, Colorado, mostly in Pueblo County; area code 719; Mountain time. Pueblo has 12 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Pueblo +1 more
Metro area
Pueblo, CO
Population
11,608
Coordinates
38.4058, -104.5787
☼ Live from 81008 — Pueblo, CO

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Where 81008 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 81008
  • 🔢 Type 81008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 61 × 83. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81007 (Pueblo, CO, 12 mi away) and 81009 (Pueblo, CO, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81008 becomes 80018 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aurora, CO, 90 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01088, 01880, 08018, 08081, 08108, 08801, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01880 in Wakefield, MA, 1,773 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯336 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81008 and you would come out at 38.41°S, 75.42°E — 799 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 102.2 square miles of land, 81008 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 78 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,608This ZIP11,608
Households5,174This ZIP5,174
Housing units5,421This ZIP5,421
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$69,925This ZIP$69,925Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$310,300This ZIP$310,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,524This ZIP$1,524Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density113.6 / sq miThis ZIP113.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments569This ZIP569
Employees9,476This ZIP9,476
Annual payroll$368,400,000This ZIP$368,400,000
Tax returns filed6,230This ZIP6,230
Total adjusted gross income$423,977,000This ZIP$423,977,000

Land area

Land area102.19 sq miThis ZIP102.19 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 81008 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Pueblo County 98.1%
El Paso County 1.9%

Other place names in 81008

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ZIP codes near 81008

ZIPCityDistance
81001 Pueblo, CO 8.0 mi
81003 Pueblo, CO 9.8 mi
81002 Pueblo, CO 10.6 mi
81007 Pueblo, CO 11.8 mi
81025 Boone, CO 12.6 mi
81006 Pueblo, CO 12.7 mi
80817 Fountain, CO 13.7 mi
80928 Colorado Springs, CO 18.2 mi
81005 Pueblo, CO 19.2 mi
81009 Pueblo, CO 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81008?

81008 is in Pueblo, Colorado, in Pueblo County, part of the Pueblo, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4058, -104.5787.

What county is 81008 in?

81008 spans 2 counties: Pueblo County and El Paso County. Most of it falls in Pueblo 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 81008?

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

What time zone is 81008 in?

81008 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81008?

About 11,608 people live in ZIP code 81008, in 5,174 households, at 113.6 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 81008?

$69,925 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81008?

The closest are 81001 (8 mi), 81003 (9.8 mi), 81002 (10.6 mi), 81007 (11.8 mi) and 81025 (12.6 mi).

Is 81008 a PO Box ZIP code?

81008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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