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81133

ZIP 81133 is Fort Garland, Colorado, in Costilla County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Costilla
Metro area
Alamosa, CO
Population
1,085
Coordinates
37.4500, -105.3284
☼ Live from 81133 — Fort Garland, CO

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Where 81133 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81133
  • 🔢 Type 81133 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEIIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,133 = 13 × 79 × 79. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81132 (Del Norte, CO, 62 mi away) and 81135 (Homelake, CO, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81133 becomes 33118, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13138, 13318, 13813, 18331, 31318, 31831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33181 in Miami, FL, 1,674 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯399 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81133 and you would come out at 37.45°S, 74.67°E — 852 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 401.5 square miles of land, 81133 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 305 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,085This ZIP1,085
Households516This ZIP516
Housing units799This ZIP799
Median age58.4This ZIP58.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$45,833This ZIP$45,833Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$273,400This ZIP$273,400Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%This ZIP38.5%
Mean commute46.1 minThis ZIP46.1 min
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees116This ZIP116
Annual payroll$5,003,000This ZIP$5,003,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$26,609,000This ZIP$26,609,000

Land area

Land area401.46 sq miThis ZIP401.46 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 81133

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 81133

ZIPCityDistance
81055 La Veta, CO 12.4 mi
81123 Blanca, CO 13.3 mi
81126 Chama, CO 20.0 mi
81152 San Luis, CO 22.1 mi
81146 Mosca, CO 23.0 mi
81040 Gardner, CO 23.7 mi
81151 Sanford, CO 25.6 mi
81101 Alamosa, CO 28.8 mi
81091 Weston, CO 28.8 mi
81102 Alamosa, CO 30.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81133?

81133 is in Fort Garland, Colorado, in Costilla County, part of the Alamosa, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4500, -105.3284.

What county is 81133 in?

81133 lies in Costilla County.

What area code is 81133?

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

What time zone is 81133 in?

81133 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81133?

About 1,085 people live in ZIP code 81133, in 516 households, at 2.7 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 81133?

$45,833 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81133?

The closest are 81055 (12.4 mi), 81123 (13.3 mi), 81126 (20 mi), 81152 (22.1 mi) and 81146 (23 mi).

Is 81133 a PO Box ZIP code?

81133 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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