81126
ZIP 81126 is Chama, Colorado, in Costilla County; area code 719; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Costilla
- Metro area
- Alamosa, CO
- Population
- 506
- Coordinates
- 37.1615, -105.3473
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Where 81126 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 81126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZIIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,126 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 4507. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110011100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81125 (Center, CO, 60 mi away) and 81128 (Chromo, CO, 70 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81126 becomes 62118, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12168, 12186, 12816, 12861, 16218, 16821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12861 in Putnam Station, NY, 1,727 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
- 🎯410 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81126 and you would come out at 37.16°S, 74.65°E — 871 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 10.0 square miles of land, 81126 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 506This ZIP506 |
|---|---|
| Households | 140This ZIP140 |
| Housing units | 176This ZIP176 |
| Median age | 40.0This ZIP40.0Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $52,870This ZIP$52,870Colorado$95,470US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $170,400This ZIP$170,400Colorado$539,400US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.8%This ZIP26.8% |
| Mean commute | 29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min |
| Population density | 50.7 / sq miThis ZIP50.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 9.98 sq miThis ZIP9.98 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 81126
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81152 | San Luis, CO | 3.3 mi |
87512 | Amalia, NM | 16.5 mi |
87524 | Costilla, NM | 16.9 mi |
81138 | Jaroso, CO | 18.2 mi |
81055 | La Veta, CO | 19.9 mi |
81133 | Fort Garland, CO | 20.0 mi |
81151 | Sanford, CO | 20.8 mi |
81123 | Blanca, CO | 21.0 mi |
81091 | Weston, CO | 21.1 mi |
87556 | Questa, NM | 26.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81126?
81126 is in Chama, Colorado, in Costilla County, part of the Alamosa, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1615, -105.3473.
What county is 81126 in?
81126 lies in Costilla County.
What area code is 81126?
Chama uses area code 719, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81126 in?
81126 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81126?
About 506 people live in ZIP code 81126, in 140 households, at 50.7 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 81126?
$52,870 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.
What ZIP codes are near 81126?
The closest are 81152 (3.3 mi), 87512 (16.5 mi), 87524 (16.9 mi), 81138 (18.2 mi) and 81055 (19.9 mi).
Is 81126 a PO Box ZIP code?
81126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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