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81211

ZIP 81211 is Buena Vista, Colorado, in Chaffee County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Chaffee
Metro area
none
Population
8,302
Coordinates
38.9729, -106.3805
☼ Live from 81211 — Buena Vista, CO

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Where 81211 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81211
  • 🔢 Type 81211 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,211 = 13 × 6247. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110100111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81210 (Almont, CO, 20 mi away) and 81212 (Canon City, CO, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81211 becomes 11218 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brooklyn, NY, 1,714 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11218, 12118, 12181, 12811, 18211, 21811, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12181 in Troy, NY, 1,718 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯421 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81211 and you would come out at 38.97°S, 73.62°E — 736 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 477.7 square miles of land, 81211 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 363 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,302This ZIP8,302
Households3,876This ZIP3,876
Housing units4,333This ZIP4,333
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$88,083This ZIP$88,083Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$677,400This ZIP$677,400Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,849This ZIP$1,849Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.0%This ZIP39.0%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density17.4 / sq miThis ZIP17.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments401This ZIP401
Employees2,200This ZIP2,200
Annual payroll$109,506,000This ZIP$109,506,000
Tax returns filed4,040This ZIP4,040
Total adjusted gross income$360,369,000This ZIP$360,369,000

Land area

Land area477.68 sq miThis ZIP477.68 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 81211

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

ZIP codes near 81211

ZIPCityDistance
81228 Granite, CO 6.9 mi
81251 Twin Lakes, CO 12.1 mi
80429 Climax, CO 17.9 mi
80461 Leadville, CO 19.3 mi
81210 Almont, CO 19.6 mi
81611 Aspen, CO 20.1 mi
80440 Fairplay, CO 20.6 mi
81236 Nathrop, CO 21.4 mi
81241 Pitkin, CO 23.9 mi
81612 Aspen, CO 25.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81211?

81211 is in Buena Vista, Colorado, in Chaffee County. Its published point location is 38.9729, -106.3805.

What county is 81211 in?

81211 lies in Chaffee County.

What area code is 81211?

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

What time zone is 81211 in?

81211 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81211?

About 8,302 people live in ZIP code 81211, in 3,876 households, at 17.4 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 81211?

$88,083 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81211?

The closest are 81228 (6.9 mi), 81251 (12.1 mi), 80429 (17.9 mi), 80461 (19.3 mi) and 81210 (19.6 mi).

Is 81211 a PO Box ZIP code?

81211 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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