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Where 81069 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.
- 🔢 Type 81069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,069 = 3 × 61 × 443. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110010101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81067 (Rocky Ford, CO, 64 mi away) and 81071 (Sheridan Lake, CO, 148 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81069 becomes 96018, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08619, 08691, 09186, 09618, 09681, 09816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09681 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,716 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯365 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81069 and you would come out at 37.89°S, 75.11°E — 828 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 291.3 square miles of land, 81069 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 221 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,678This ZIP1,678 |
|---|---|
| Households | 793This ZIP793 |
| Housing units | 1,457This ZIP1,457 |
| Median age | 55.5This ZIP55.5Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $97,513This ZIP$97,513Colorado$95,470US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $364,700This ZIP$364,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,586This ZIP$2,586Colorado$1,761US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.6%This ZIP32.6% |
| Mean commute | 40.5 minThis ZIP40.5 min |
| Population density | 5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 37This ZIP37 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 148This ZIP148 |
| Annual payroll | $8,413,000This ZIP$8,413,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 990This ZIP990 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $84,727,000This ZIP$84,727,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 291.28 sq miThis ZIP291.28 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi |
Counties 81069 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Huerfano County | 48.4% |
| Pueblo County | 36.2% |
| Custer County | 15.4% |
Other place names in 81069
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 81069
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81019 | Colorado City, CO | 4.6 mi |
81023 | Beulah, CO | 12.2 mi |
81004 | Pueblo, CO | 14.2 mi |
81040 | Gardner, CO | 19.9 mi |
81253 | Wetmore, CO | 21.5 mi |
81089 | Walsenburg, CO | 21.5 mi |
81005 | Pueblo, CO | 22.4 mi |
81009 | Pueblo, CO | 24.6 mi |
81010 | Pueblo, CO | 24.6 mi |
81011 | Pueblo, CO | 24.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81069?
81069 is in Rye, Colorado, in Huerfano County. Its published point location is 37.8918, -104.8894.
What county is 81069 in?
81069 spans 3 counties: Huerfano County, Pueblo County and Custer County. Most of it falls in Huerfano 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 81069?
Rye uses area code 719, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81069 in?
81069 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81069?
About 1,678 people live in ZIP code 81069, in 793 households, at 5.8 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 81069?
$97,513 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.
What ZIP codes are near 81069?
The closest are 81019 (4.6 mi), 81023 (12.2 mi), 81004 (14.2 mi), 81040 (19.9 mi) and 81253 (21.5 mi).
Is 81069 a PO Box ZIP code?
81069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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