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81082

ZIP 81082 is Trinidad, Colorado, in Las Animas County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Las Animas
Metro area
none
Population
11,842
Coordinates
37.1854, -104.4136
☼ Live from 81082 — Trinidad, CO

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Where 81082 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81082
  • 🔢 Type 81082 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBOIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,082 = 2 × 71 × 571. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81081 (Trinchera, CO, 16 mi away) and 81084 (Two Buttes, CO, 112 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81082 becomes 28018 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bostic, NC, 1,261 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02188, 02818, 02881, 08218, 08812, 08821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02188 in Weymouth, MA, 1,800 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯364 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81082 and you would come out at 37.19°S, 75.59°E — 882 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 768.2 square miles of land, 81082 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 583 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,842This ZIP11,842
Households5,156This ZIP5,156
Housing units6,086This ZIP6,086
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$58,589This ZIP$58,589Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$244,700This ZIP$244,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$946This ZIP$946Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density15.4 / sq miThis ZIP15.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments335This ZIP335
Employees3,091This ZIP3,091
Annual payroll$119,247,000This ZIP$119,247,000
Tax returns filed5,110This ZIP5,110
Total adjusted gross income$289,360,000This ZIP$289,360,000

Land area

Land area768.24 sq miThis ZIP768.24 sq mi
Water area2.22 sq miThis ZIP2.22 sq mi

Other place names in 81082

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ZIP codes near 81082

ZIPCityDistance
81046 Hoehne, CO 8.0 mi
81081 Trinchera, CO 16.4 mi
81024 Boncarbo, CO 16.7 mi
81020 Aguilar, CO 22.1 mi
87740 Raton, NM 29.0 mi
81091 Weston, CO 30.4 mi
81089 Walsenburg, CO 33.9 mi
81059 Model, CO 34.6 mi
88414 Capulin, NM 35.3 mi
81027 Branson, CO 38.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81082?

81082 is in Trinidad, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Its published point location is 37.1854, -104.4136.

What county is 81082 in?

81082 lies in Las Animas County.

What area code is 81082?

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

What time zone is 81082 in?

81082 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81082?

About 11,842 people live in ZIP code 81082, in 5,156 households, at 15.4 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 81082?

$58,589 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81082?

The closest are 81046 (8 mi), 81081 (16.4 mi), 81024 (16.7 mi), 81020 (22.1 mi) and 87740 (29 mi).

Is 81082 a PO Box ZIP code?

81082 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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