81124
ZIP 81124 is Capulin, Colorado, in Conejos County; area code 719; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Conejos
- Metro area
- Alamosa, CO
- Population
- 259
- Coordinates
- 37.2854, -106.1069
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Where 81124 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 81124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,124 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 1193. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110011100100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81123 (Blanca, CO, 31 mi away) and 81125 (Center, CO, 37 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81124 becomes 42118, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11428, 12148, 12184, 12418, 12481, 12814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12841 in Huletts Landing, NY, 1,756 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯443 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81124 and you would come out at 37.29°S, 73.89°E — 853 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 2.9 square miles of land, 81124 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 259This ZIP259 |
|---|---|
| Households | 88This ZIP88 |
| Housing units | 88This ZIP88 |
| Median age | 44.8This ZIP44.8Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $88,793This ZIP$88,793Colorado$95,470US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $79,300This ZIP$79,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.5%This ZIP20.5% |
| Population density | 88.9 / sq miThis ZIP88.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.92 sq miThis ZIP2.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 81124
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 81124
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81140 | La Jara, CO | 3.1 mi |
81148 | Romeo, CO | 10.3 mi |
81129 | Conejos, CO | 13.3 mi |
81141 | Manassa, CO | 14.5 mi |
81120 | Antonito, CO | 14.7 mi |
81102 | Alamosa, CO | 18.1 mi |
81144 | Monte Vista, CO | 18.6 mi |
81101 | Alamosa, CO | 18.9 mi |
81135 | Homelake, CO | 20.1 mi |
81151 | Sanford, CO | 22.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81124?
81124 is in Capulin, Colorado, in Conejos County, part of the Alamosa, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2854, -106.1069.
What county is 81124 in?
81124 lies in Conejos County.
What area code is 81124?
Capulin uses area code 719, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81124 in?
81124 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81124?
About 259 people live in ZIP code 81124, in 88 households, at 88.9 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 81124?
$88,793 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.
What ZIP codes are near 81124?
The closest are 81140 (3.1 mi), 81148 (10.3 mi), 81129 (13.3 mi), 81141 (14.5 mi) and 81120 (14.7 mi).
Is 81124 a PO Box ZIP code?
81124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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