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81020

ZIP 81020 is Aguilar, Colorado, in Las Animas County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Las Animas
Metro area
none
Population
763
Coordinates
37.4651, -104.6100
☼ Live from 81020 — Aguilar, CO

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Where 81020 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81020
  • 🔢 Type 81020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 4051. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110001111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81019 (Colorado City, CO, 35 mi away) and 81021 (Arlington, CO, 94 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81020 becomes 02018 — and that is a real ZIP code: Accord, MA, 1,807 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00821, 01028, 01082, 02018, 02081, 02108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00821 in Christiansted, VI, 2,767 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯364 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81020 and you would come out at 37.47°S, 75.39°E — 861 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 389.2 square miles of land, 81020 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 295 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population763This ZIP763
Households472This ZIP472
Housing units753This ZIP753
Median age68.6This ZIP68.6Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$30,685This ZIP$30,685Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$108,000This ZIP$108,000Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$836This ZIP$836Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$3,064,000This ZIP$3,064,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$22,551,000This ZIP$22,551,000

Land area

Land area389.19 sq miThis ZIP389.19 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 81020

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ZIP codes near 81020

ZIPCityDistance
81089 Walsenburg, CO 12.0 mi
81024 Boncarbo, CO 17.2 mi
81046 Hoehne, CO 17.7 mi
81082 Trinidad, CO 22.1 mi
81055 La Veta, CO 28.5 mi
81091 Weston, CO 29.3 mi
81069 Rye, CO 33.2 mi
81059 Model, CO 34.0 mi
81019 Colorado City, CO 35.2 mi
81081 Trinchera, CO 37.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81020?

81020 is in Aguilar, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Its published point location is 37.4651, -104.6100.

What county is 81020 in?

81020 lies in Las Animas County.

What area code is 81020?

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

What time zone is 81020 in?

81020 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81020?

About 763 people live in ZIP code 81020, in 472 households, at 2.0 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 81020?

$30,685 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81020?

The closest are 81089 (12 mi), 81024 (17.2 mi), 81046 (17.7 mi), 81082 (22.1 mi) and 81055 (28.5 mi).

Is 81020 a PO Box ZIP code?

81020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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