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81027

ZIP 81027 is Branson, Colorado, in Las Animas County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Las Animas
Metro area
none
Population
158
Coordinates
37.2467, -103.7232
☼ Live from 81027 — Branson, CO

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Where 81027 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81027
  • 🔢 Type 81027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,027 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3001. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81025 (Boone, CO, 90 mi away) and 81029 (Campo, CO, 68 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81027 becomes 72018 — and that is a real ZIP code: Benton, AR, 650 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01827, 02187, 02718, 02817, 02871, 07821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02718 in East Taunton, MA, 1,761 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯330 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81027 and you would come out at 37.25°S, 76.28°E — 889 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 679.4 square miles of land, 81027 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 516 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population158This ZIP158
Households69This ZIP69
Housing units106This ZIP106
Median age32.4This ZIP32.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$46,458This ZIP$46,458Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$56,300This ZIP$56,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%This ZIP35.4%
Population density0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area679.44 sq miThis ZIP679.44 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 81027

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

ZIP codes near 81027

ZIPCityDistance
81049 Kim, CO 18.8 mi
88419 Folsom, NM 26.0 mi
81059 Model, CO 26.7 mi
81081 Trinchera, CO 26.9 mi
88418 Des Moines, NM 34.5 mi
81046 Hoehne, CO 35.7 mi
88414 Capulin, NM 36.3 mi
81082 Trinidad, CO 38.2 mi
81064 Pritchett, CO 39.8 mi
81050 La Junta, CO 44.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81027?

81027 is in Branson, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Its published point location is 37.2467, -103.7232.

What county is 81027 in?

81027 lies in Las Animas County.

What area code is 81027?

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

What time zone is 81027 in?

81027 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81027?

About 158 people live in ZIP code 81027, in 69 households, at 0.2 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 81027?

$46,458 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81027?

The closest are 81049 (18.8 mi), 88419 (26 mi), 81059 (26.7 mi), 81081 (26.9 mi) and 88418 (34.5 mi).

Is 81027 a PO Box ZIP code?

81027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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