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81144

ZIP 81144 is Monte Vista, Colorado, mostly in Rio Grande County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Grande +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,543
Coordinates
37.5535, -106.1395
☼ Live from 81144 — Monte Vista, CO

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Where 81144 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 81144
  • 🔢 Type 81144 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhIIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81143 (Moffat, CO, 45 mi away) and 81146 (Mosca, CO, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81144 becomes 44118 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cleveland, OH, 1,333 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14418, 14481, 14814, 14841, 18414, 18441, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18441 in Lenoxville, PA, 1,640 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯437 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81144 and you would come out at 37.55°S, 73.86°E — 835 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 287.3 square miles of land, 81144 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 218 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,543This ZIP6,543
Households2,779This ZIP2,779
Housing units2,973This ZIP2,973
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$64,662This ZIP$64,662Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$234,200This ZIP$234,200Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$941This ZIP$941Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute17.1 minThis ZIP17.1 min
Population density22.8 / sq miThis ZIP22.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments214This ZIP214
Employees1,989This ZIP1,989
Annual payroll$80,376,000This ZIP$80,376,000
Tax returns filed3,250This ZIP3,250
Total adjusted gross income$212,744,000This ZIP$212,744,000

Land area

Land area287.27 sq miThis ZIP287.27 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 81144 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rio Grande County 91.6%
Alamosa County 8.4%

Other place names in 81144

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

ZIP codes near 81144

ZIPCityDistance
81135 Homelake, CO 2.8 mi
81102 Alamosa, CO 15.1 mi
81101 Alamosa, CO 16.8 mi
81140 La Jara, CO 17.6 mi
81124 Capulin, CO 18.6 mi
81125 Center, CO 18.8 mi
81132 Del Norte, CO 18.8 mi
81136 Hooper, CO 21.2 mi
81146 Mosca, CO 26.6 mi
81120 Antonito, CO 27.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81144?

81144 is in Monte Vista, Colorado, in Rio Grande County. Its published point location is 37.5535, -106.1395.

What county is 81144 in?

81144 spans 2 counties: Rio Grande County and Alamosa County. Most of it falls in Rio Grande 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 81144?

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

What time zone is 81144 in?

81144 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81144?

About 6,543 people live in ZIP code 81144, in 2,779 households, at 22.8 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 81144?

$64,662 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81144?

The closest are 81135 (2.8 mi), 81102 (15.1 mi), 81101 (16.8 mi), 81140 (17.6 mi) and 81124 (18.6 mi).

Is 81144 a PO Box ZIP code?

81144 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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