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81049

ZIP 81049 is Kim, Colorado, in Las Animas County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Las Animas
Metro area
none
Population
194
Coordinates
37.3043, -103.3898
☼ Live from 81049 — Kim, CO

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Where 81049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81049
  • 🔢 Type 81049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 81049 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110010011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81047 (Holly, CO, 82 mi away) and 81050 (La Junta, CO, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81049 becomes 94018 — and that is a real ZIP code: El Granada, CA, 1,046 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01984, 04918, 04981, 09184, 09418, 09814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09814 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,097 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯313 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81049 and you would come out at 37.30°S, 76.61°E — 891 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 35m.
  • 📏 At 1,015.1 square miles of land, 81049 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 771 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population194This ZIP194
Households109This ZIP109
Housing units168This ZIP168
Median age54.8This ZIP54.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$44,904This ZIP$44,904Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$175,800This ZIP$175,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$776,000This ZIP$776,000

Land area

Land area1,015.08 sq miThis ZIP1,015.08 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 81049

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ZIP codes near 81049

ZIPCityDistance
81027 Branson, CO 18.8 mi
81064 Pritchett, CO 22.2 mi
88419 Folsom, NM 29.2 mi
81059 Model, CO 38.0 mi
81050 La Junta, CO 38.4 mi
81073 Springfield, CO 38.5 mi
88418 Des Moines, NM 40.7 mi
73946 Kenton, OK 41.1 mi
81054 Las Animas, CO 43.4 mi
81081 Trinchera, CO 45.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81049?

81049 is in Kim, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Its published point location is 37.3043, -103.3898.

What county is 81049 in?

81049 lies in Las Animas County.

What area code is 81049?

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

What time zone is 81049 in?

81049 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81049?

About 194 people live in ZIP code 81049, in 109 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 81049?

$44,904 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81049?

The closest are 81027 (18.8 mi), 81064 (22.2 mi), 88419 (29.2 mi), 81059 (38 mi) and 81050 (38.4 mi).

Is 81049 a PO Box ZIP code?

81049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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