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Where 81210 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.
- 🔢 Type 81210 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,210 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 2707. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110100111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81201 (Salida, CO, 35 mi away) and 81211 (Buena Vista, CO, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81210 becomes 01218, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01128, 01812, 01821, 02118, 10128, 10281, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02118 in Boston, MA, 1,871 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯438 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81210 and you would come out at 38.81°S, 73.32°E — 744 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
- 📏 At 481.5 square miles of land, 81210 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 366 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 664This ZIP664 |
|---|---|
| Households | 395This ZIP395 |
| Housing units | 830This ZIP830 |
| Median age | 40.5This ZIP40.5Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $879,500This ZIP$879,500Colorado$539,400US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.4%This ZIP43.4% |
| Mean commute | 25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min |
| Population density | 1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 24This ZIP24 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 74This ZIP74 |
| Annual payroll | $5,933,000This ZIP$5,933,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 190This ZIP190 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $27,160,000This ZIP$27,160,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 481.46 sq miThis ZIP481.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.59 sq miThis ZIP3.59 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 81210
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81237 | Ohio City, CO | 13.6 mi |
81224 | Crested Butte, CO | 14.6 mi |
81241 | Pitkin, CO | 15.5 mi |
81612 | Aspen, CO | 19.0 mi |
81239 | Parlin, CO | 19.2 mi |
81211 | Buena Vista, CO | 19.6 mi |
81225 | Crested Butte, CO | 21.1 mi |
81231 | Gunnison, CO | 22.5 mi |
81236 | Nathrop, CO | 24.1 mi |
81611 | Aspen, CO | 24.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81210?
81210 is in Almont, Colorado, in Gunnison County. Its published point location is 38.8087, -106.6780.
What county is 81210 in?
81210 lies in Gunnison County.
What area code is 81210?
Almont uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81210 in?
81210 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81210?
About 664 people live in ZIP code 81210, in 395 households, at 1.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 81210?
The closest are 81237 (13.6 mi), 81224 (14.6 mi), 81241 (15.5 mi), 81612 (19 mi) and 81239 (19.2 mi).
Is 81210 a PO Box ZIP code?
81210 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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