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81122

ZIP 81122 is Bayfield, Colorado, mostly in La Plata County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
La Plata +1 more
Metro area
Durango, CO
Population
8,838
Coordinates
37.3018, -107.5374
☼ Live from 81122 — Bayfield, CO

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Where 81122 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 81122
  • 🔢 Type 81122 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZIIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,122 = 2 × 47 × 863. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81121 (Arboles, CO, 21 mi away) and 81123 (Blanca, CO, 109 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81122 becomes 22118 — and that is a real ZIP code: Merrifield, VA, 1,641 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11228, 12128, 12182, 12812, 12821, 18212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12821 in Comstock, NY, 1,831 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯514 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81122 and you would come out at 37.30°S, 72.46°E — 840 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 481.5 square miles of land, 81122 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 366 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,838This ZIP8,838
Households3,670This ZIP3,670
Housing units4,590This ZIP4,590
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$93,714This ZIP$93,714Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$459,800This ZIP$459,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,491This ZIP$1,491Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%This ZIP43.3%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density18.4 / sq miThis ZIP18.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments225This ZIP225
Employees1,397This ZIP1,397
Annual payroll$94,838,000This ZIP$94,838,000
Tax returns filed4,370This ZIP4,370
Total adjusted gross income$363,277,000This ZIP$363,277,000

Land area

Land area481.53 sq miThis ZIP481.53 sq mi
Water area4.33 sq miThis ZIP4.33 sq mi

Counties 81122 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
La Plata County 60.4%
Archuleta County 39.6%

Other place names in 81122

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ZIP codes near 81122

ZIPCityDistance
81137 Ignacio, CO 17.8 mi
81302 Durango, CO 18.9 mi
81121 Arboles, CO 20.7 mi
81303 Durango, CO 21.3 mi
81301 Durango, CO 22.1 mi
81147 Pagosa Springs, CO 24.9 mi
87419 Navajo Dam, NM 27.0 mi
81157 Pagosa Springs, CO 29.1 mi
81433 Silverton, CO 29.1 mi
81326 Hesperus, CO 33.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81122?

81122 is in Bayfield, Colorado, in La Plata County, part of the Durango, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3018, -107.5374.

What county is 81122 in?

81122 spans 2 counties: La Plata County and Archuleta County. Most of it falls in La Plata 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 81122?

Bayfield uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 81122 in?

81122 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81122?

About 8,838 people live in ZIP code 81122, in 3,670 households, at 18.4 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 81122?

$93,714 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81122?

The closest are 81137 (17.8 mi), 81302 (18.9 mi), 81121 (20.7 mi), 81303 (21.3 mi) and 81301 (22.1 mi).

Is 81122 a PO Box ZIP code?

81122 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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