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81024

ZIP 81024 is Boncarbo, Colorado, in Las Animas County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Las Animas
Metro area
none
Population
149
Coordinates
37.2293, -104.7116
☼ Live from 81024 — Boncarbo, CO

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Where 81024 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81024
  • 🔢 Type 81024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 211. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81023 (Beulah, CO, 59 mi away) and 81025 (Boone, CO, 87 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81024 becomes 42018, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04281 in South Paris, ME, 1,841 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯377 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81024 and you would come out at 37.23°S, 75.29°E — 875 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 52.0 square miles of land, 81024 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population149This ZIP149
Households81This ZIP81
Housing units164This ZIP164
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$31,292This ZIP$31,292Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$237,500This ZIP$237,500Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%This ZIP9.1%
Population density2.9 / sq miThis ZIP2.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees2This ZIP2
Annual payroll$55,000This ZIP$55,000
Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$6,050,000This ZIP$6,050,000

Land area

Land area51.96 sq miThis ZIP51.96 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 81024

ZIPCityDistance
81091 Weston, CO 15.0 mi
81082 Trinidad, CO 16.7 mi
81020 Aguilar, CO 17.2 mi
81046 Hoehne, CO 19.4 mi
81055 La Veta, CO 24.8 mi
81089 Walsenburg, CO 27.8 mi
81081 Trinchera, CO 32.6 mi
81126 Chama, CO 35.3 mi
81133 Fort Garland, CO 37.2 mi
87740 Raton, NM 37.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81024?

81024 is in Boncarbo, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Its published point location is 37.2293, -104.7116.

What county is 81024 in?

81024 lies in Las Animas County.

What area code is 81024?

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

What time zone is 81024 in?

81024 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81024?

About 149 people live in ZIP code 81024, in 81 households, at 2.9 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 81024?

$31,292 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81024?

The closest are 81091 (15 mi), 81082 (16.7 mi), 81020 (17.2 mi), 81046 (19.4 mi) and 81055 (24.8 mi).

Is 81024 a PO Box ZIP code?

81024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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