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81059

ZIP 81059 is Model, Colorado, mostly in Las Animas County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Las Animas +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
61
Coordinates
37.5633, -104.0015
☼ Live from 81059 — Model, CO

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Where 81059 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81059
  • 🔢 Type 81059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,059 = 11 × 7369. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110010100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81058 (Manzanola, CO, 38 mi away) and 81062 (Olney Springs, CO, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81059 becomes 95018 — and that is a real ZIP code: Felton, CA, 991 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01985, 05819, 09185, 09815, 09851, 10589, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09815 in APO AE, a military post office, 9,817 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯332 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81059 and you would come out at 37.56°S, 76.00°E — 864 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 1,026.2 square miles of land, 81059 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 779 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population61This ZIP61
Households39This ZIP39
Housing units85This ZIP85
Median age64.1This ZIP64.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$93,068This ZIP$93,068Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1,026.17 sq miThis ZIP1,026.17 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 81059 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Las Animas County 73.9%
Otero County 26.1%

ZIP codes near 81059

ZIPCityDistance
81039 Fowler, CO 26.4 mi
81027 Branson, CO 26.7 mi
81046 Hoehne, CO 27.3 mi
81020 Aguilar, CO 34.0 mi
81082 Trinidad, CO 34.6 mi
81067 Rocky Ford, CO 34.7 mi
81050 La Junta, CO 35.3 mi
81081 Trinchera, CO 35.4 mi
81089 Walsenburg, CO 37.1 mi
81077 Swink, CO 38.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81059?

81059 is in Model, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Its published point location is 37.5633, -104.0015.

What county is 81059 in?

81059 spans 2 counties: Las Animas County and Otero County. Most of it falls in Las Animas 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 time zone is 81059 in?

81059 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81059?

About 61 people live in ZIP code 81059, in 39 households, at 0.1 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 81059?

$93,068 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81059?

The closest are 81039 (26.4 mi), 81027 (26.7 mi), 81046 (27.3 mi), 81020 (34 mi) and 81082 (34.6 mi).

Is 81059 a PO Box ZIP code?

81059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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