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81039

ZIP 81039 is Fowler, Colorado, mostly in Pueblo County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Pueblo +2 more
Metro area
Pueblo, CO
Population
1,597
Coordinates
37.9391, -104.0852
☼ Live from 81039 — Fowler, CO

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Where 81039 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 81039
  • 🔢 Type 81039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,039 = 3 × 7 × 17 × 227. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110010001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81038 (Fort Lyon, CO, 55 mi away) and 81040 (Gardner, CO, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81039 becomes 93018, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01938, 01983, 03819, 08319, 09138, 09183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09831 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,895 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯324 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81039 and you would come out at 37.94°S, 75.91°E — 838 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 588.6 square miles of land, 81039 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 447 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,597This ZIP1,597
Households812This ZIP812
Housing units931This ZIP931
Median age54.1This ZIP54.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$47,143This ZIP$47,143Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$155,000This ZIP$155,000Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$816This ZIP$816Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees337This ZIP337
Annual payroll$11,871,000This ZIP$11,871,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$48,789,000This ZIP$48,789,000

Land area

Land area588.58 sq miThis ZIP588.58 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Counties 81039 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Pueblo County 57.1%
Otero County 42.3%
Crowley County 0.6%

Other place names in 81039

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ZIP codes near 81039

ZIPCityDistance
81058 Manzanola, CO 15.9 mi
81022 Avondale, CO 19.9 mi
81067 Rocky Ford, CO 20.3 mi
81034 Crowley, CO 21.5 mi
81033 Crowley, CO 21.7 mi
81062 Olney Springs, CO 25.6 mi
81077 Swink, CO 26.3 mi
81059 Model, CO 26.4 mi
81009 Pueblo, CO 28.6 mi
81010 Pueblo, CO 28.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81039?

81039 is in Fowler, Colorado, in Pueblo County, part of the Pueblo, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9391, -104.0852.

What county is 81039 in?

81039 spans 3 counties: Pueblo County, Otero County and Crowley 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 81039?

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

What time zone is 81039 in?

81039 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81039?

About 1,597 people live in ZIP code 81039, in 812 households, at 2.7 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 81039?

$47,143 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81039?

The closest are 81058 (15.9 mi), 81022 (19.9 mi), 81067 (20.3 mi), 81034 (21.5 mi) and 81033 (21.7 mi).

Is 81039 a PO Box ZIP code?

81039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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