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81054

ZIP 81054 is Las Animas, Colorado, mostly in Bent County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Bent +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,729
Coordinates
37.9117, -103.1905
☼ Live from 81054 — Las Animas, CO

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Where 81054 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 81054
  • 🔢 Type 81054 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,054 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81052 (Lamar, CO, 30 mi away) and 81055 (La Veta, CO, 112 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81054 becomes 45018 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fairfield, OH, 1,008 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01845, 01854, 04851, 05148, 05481, 05841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04851 in Matinicus, ME, 1,825 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯281 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81054 and you would come out at 37.91°S, 76.81°E — 855 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 943.7 square miles of land, 81054 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 716 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,729This ZIP4,729
Households1,519This ZIP1,519
Housing units1,803This ZIP1,803
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$48,398This ZIP$48,398Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$134,100This ZIP$134,100Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,196This ZIP$1,196Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density5.0 / sq miThis ZIP5.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees585This ZIP585
Annual payroll$27,475,000This ZIP$27,475,000
Tax returns filed1,400This ZIP1,400
Total adjusted gross income$65,063,000This ZIP$65,063,000

Land area

Land area943.74 sq miThis ZIP943.74 sq mi
Water area21.60 sq miThis ZIP21.60 sq mi

Counties 81054 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bent County 84.4%
Las Animas County 8.1%
Baca County 7.5%

Other place names in 81054

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

ZIP codes near 81054

ZIPCityDistance
81038 Fort Lyon, CO 7.1 mi
81044 Hasty, CO 13.7 mi
81050 La Junta, CO 15.8 mi
81057 Mc Clave, CO 21.4 mi
81030 Cheraw, CO 22.0 mi
81077 Swink, CO 24.2 mi
81092 Wiley, CO 26.0 mi
81067 Rocky Ford, CO 30.0 mi
81052 Lamar, CO 30.4 mi
81021 Arlington, CO 36.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81054?

81054 is in Las Animas, Colorado, in Bent County. Its published point location is 37.9117, -103.1905.

What county is 81054 in?

81054 spans 3 counties: Bent County, Las Animas County and Baca County. Most of it falls in Bent 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 81054?

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

What time zone is 81054 in?

81054 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81054?

About 4,729 people live in ZIP code 81054, in 1,519 households, at 5.0 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 81054?

$48,398 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81054?

The closest are 81038 (7.1 mi), 81044 (13.7 mi), 81050 (15.8 mi), 81057 (21.4 mi) and 81030 (22 mi).

Is 81054 a PO Box ZIP code?

81054 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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