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81140

ZIP 81140 is La Jara, Colorado, in Conejos County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Conejos
Metro area
Alamosa, CO
Population
1,893
Coordinates
37.2991, -106.1614
☼ Live from 81140 — La Jara, CO

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Where 81140 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81140
  • 🔢 Type 81140 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhIIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,140 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 4057. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81138 (Jaroso, CO, 35 mi away) and 81141 (Manassa, CO, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81140 becomes 04118, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01841, 11804, 14081, 14108, 14801, 14810, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01841 in Lawrence, MA, 1,876 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯445 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81140 and you would come out at 37.30°S, 73.84°E — 852 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 286.0 square miles of land, 81140 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 217 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,893This ZIP1,893
Households770This ZIP770
Housing units861This ZIP861
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$46,781This ZIP$46,781Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$239,700This ZIP$239,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$718This ZIP$718Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%This ZIP34.1%
Mean commute18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min
Population density6.6 / sq miThis ZIP6.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees407This ZIP407
Annual payroll$19,458,000This ZIP$19,458,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$52,973,000This ZIP$52,973,000

Land area

Land area286.03 sq miThis ZIP286.03 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 81140

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ZIP codes near 81140

ZIPCityDistance
81124 Capulin, CO 3.1 mi
81120 Antonito, CO 12.6 mi
81148 Romeo, CO 13.1 mi
81129 Conejos, CO 15.5 mi
81141 Manassa, CO 17.5 mi
81144 Monte Vista, CO 17.6 mi
81135 Homelake, CO 19.4 mi
81102 Alamosa, CO 19.6 mi
81101 Alamosa, CO 20.6 mi
81151 Sanford, CO 25.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81140?

81140 is in La Jara, Colorado, in Conejos County, part of the Alamosa, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2991, -106.1614.

What county is 81140 in?

81140 lies in Conejos County.

What area code is 81140?

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

What time zone is 81140 in?

81140 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81140?

About 1,893 people live in ZIP code 81140, in 770 households, at 6.6 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 81140?

$46,781 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81140?

The closest are 81124 (3.1 mi), 81120 (12.6 mi), 81148 (13.1 mi), 81129 (15.5 mi) and 81141 (17.5 mi).

Is 81140 a PO Box ZIP code?

81140 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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