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81137

ZIP 81137 is Ignacio, Colorado, mostly in La Plata County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
La Plata +2 more
Metro area
Durango, CO
Population
5,571
Coordinates
37.0519, -107.6136
☼ Live from 81137 — Ignacio, CO

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Where 81137 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81137
  • 🔢 Type 81137 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEIIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,137 = 7 × 67 × 173. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81136 (Hooper, CO, 109 mi away) and 81138 (Jaroso, CO, 110 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81137 becomes 73118 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oklahoma City, OK, 571 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11378, 11738, 11783, 17318, 17813, 17831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11738 in Farmingville, NY, 1,864 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯525 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81137 and you would come out at 37.05°S, 72.39°E — 857 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 37m.
  • 📏 At 258.2 square miles of land, 81137 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 196 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,571This ZIP5,571
Households2,231This ZIP2,231
Housing units2,546This ZIP2,546
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$63,860This ZIP$63,860Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$335,300This ZIP$335,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,147This ZIP$1,147Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density21.6 / sq miThis ZIP21.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments88This ZIP88
Employees612This ZIP612
Annual payroll$35,754,000This ZIP$35,754,000
Tax returns filed2,330This ZIP2,330
Total adjusted gross income$144,191,000This ZIP$144,191,000

Land area

Land area258.24 sq miThis ZIP258.24 sq mi
Water area6.52 sq miThis ZIP6.52 sq mi

Counties 81137 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
La Plata County 79.6%
San Juan County 17.3%
Archuleta County 3.1%

Other place names in 81137

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ZIP codes near 81137

ZIPCityDistance
87419 Navajo Dam, NM 9.3 mi
81121 Arboles, CO 11.0 mi
81303 Durango, CO 14.2 mi
81122 Bayfield, CO 17.8 mi
87410 Aztec, NM 20.5 mi
81302 Durango, CO 21.3 mi
81329 Marvel, CO 28.3 mi
87412 Blanco, NM 28.4 mi
81326 Hesperus, CO 28.5 mi
87418 La Plata, NM 30.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81137?

81137 is in Ignacio, Colorado, in La Plata County, part of the Durango, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0519, -107.6136.

What county is 81137 in?

81137 spans 3 counties: La Plata County, San Juan 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 81137?

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

What time zone is 81137 in?

81137 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81137?

About 5,571 people live in ZIP code 81137, in 2,231 households, at 21.6 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 81137?

$63,860 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81137?

The closest are 87419 (9.3 mi), 81121 (11 mi), 81303 (14.2 mi), 81122 (17.8 mi) and 87410 (20.5 mi).

Is 81137 a PO Box ZIP code?

81137 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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