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81071

ZIP 81071 is Sheridan Lake, Colorado, in Kiowa County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Kiowa
Metro area
none
Population
298
Coordinates
38.4332, -102.2608
☼ Live from 81071 — Sheridan Lake, CO

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Where 81071 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81071
  • 🔢 Type 81071 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 81071 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81069 (Rye, CO, 148 mi away) and 81073 (Springfield, CO, 74 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81071 becomes 17018 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dauphin, PA, 1,360 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01718, 10178, 11780, 17018, 17081, 17108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01718 in Acton, MA, 1,635 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯220 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81071 and you would come out at 38.43°S, 77.74°E — 841 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 568.0 square miles of land, 81071 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 431 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population298This ZIP298
Households105This ZIP105
Housing units134This ZIP134
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,558This ZIP$53,558Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$157,800This ZIP$157,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$763This ZIP$763Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%This ZIP33.5%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density0.5 / sq miThis ZIP0.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,424,000This ZIP$1,424,000
Tax returns filed100This ZIP100
Total adjusted gross income$13,506,000This ZIP$13,506,000

Land area

Land area568.03 sq miThis ZIP568.03 sq mi
Water area1.41 sq miThis ZIP1.41 sq mi

Other place names in 81071

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ZIP codes near 81071

ZIPCityDistance
81043 Hartman, CO 21.8 mi
67879 Tribune, KS 25.4 mi
80802 Arapahoe, CO 27.9 mi
80810 Cheyenne Wells, CO 28.4 mi
81036 Eads, CO 28.8 mi
81047 Holly, CO 29.5 mi
67836 Coolidge, KS 30.8 mi
67762 Weskan, KS 31.5 mi
81052 Lamar, CO 37.8 mi
81092 Wiley, CO 38.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81071?

81071 is in Sheridan Lake, Colorado, in Kiowa County. Its published point location is 38.4332, -102.2608.

What county is 81071 in?

81071 lies in Kiowa County.

What area code is 81071?

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

What time zone is 81071 in?

81071 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81071?

About 298 people live in ZIP code 81071, in 105 households, at 0.5 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 81071?

$53,558 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81071?

The closest are 81043 (21.8 mi), 67879 (25.4 mi), 80802 (27.9 mi), 80810 (28.4 mi) and 81036 (28.8 mi).

Is 81071 a PO Box ZIP code?

81071 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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