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81136

ZIP 81136 is Hooper, Colorado, mostly in Alamosa County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Alamosa +1 more
Metro area
Alamosa, CO
Population
305
Coordinates
37.7195, -105.8135
☼ Live from 81136 — Hooper, CO

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Where 81136 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 81136
  • 🔢 Type 81136 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEIIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,136 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 461. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81135 (Homelake, CO, 18 mi away) and 81137 (Ignacio, CO, 109 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81136 becomes 63118 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Louis, MO, 848 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11368, 11386, 13618, 13681, 13861, 18631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11368 in Corona, NY, 1,714 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯416 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81136 and you would come out at 37.72°S, 74.19°E — 827 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 82.1 square miles of land, 81136 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population305This ZIP305
Households107This ZIP107
Housing units127This ZIP127
Median age24.2This ZIP24.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$47,448This ZIP$47,448Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$193,300This ZIP$193,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$637This ZIP$637Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density3.7 / sq miThis ZIP3.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees74This ZIP74
Annual payroll$1,622,000This ZIP$1,622,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$6,370,000This ZIP$6,370,000

Land area

Land area82.11 sq miThis ZIP82.11 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 81136 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Alamosa County 80.3%
Saguache County 19.7%

Other place names in 81136

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ZIP codes near 81136

ZIPCityDistance
81146 Mosca, CO 9.4 mi
81131 Crestone, CO 12.5 mi
81125 Center, CO 15.6 mi
81102 Alamosa, CO 17.2 mi
81101 Alamosa, CO 17.4 mi
81135 Homelake, CO 18.4 mi
81144 Monte Vista, CO 21.2 mi
81123 Blanca, CO 25.3 mi
81143 Moffat, CO 30.4 mi
81040 Gardner, CO 32.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81136?

81136 is in Hooper, Colorado, in Alamosa County, part of the Alamosa, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7195, -105.8135.

What county is 81136 in?

81136 spans 2 counties: Alamosa County and Saguache County. Most of it falls in Alamosa 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 81136?

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

What time zone is 81136 in?

81136 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81136?

About 305 people live in ZIP code 81136, in 107 households, at 3.7 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 81136?

$47,448 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81136?

The closest are 81146 (9.4 mi), 81131 (12.5 mi), 81125 (15.6 mi), 81102 (17.2 mi) and 81101 (17.4 mi).

Is 81136 a PO Box ZIP code?

81136 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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