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81224

ZIP 81224 is in Crested Butte, Colorado, in Gunnison County; area code 970; Mountain time. Crested Butte has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 81225.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Gunnison
Metro area
none
Population
3,101
Coordinates
38.8799, -106.9330
☼ Live from 81224 — Crested Butte, CO

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Where 81224 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 81224
  • 🔢 Type 81224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 13 × 71. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81223 (Cotopaxi, CO, 80 mi away) and 81225 (Crested Butte, CO, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81224 becomes 42218, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12824 in Diamond Point, NY, 1,745 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯451 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81224 and you would come out at 38.88°S, 73.07°E — 737 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 262.3 square miles of land, 81224 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 199 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,101This ZIP3,101
Households1,768This ZIP1,768
Housing units2,486This ZIP2,486
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$89,907This ZIP$89,907Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$923,600This ZIP$923,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,634This ZIP$1,634Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.1%This ZIP71.1%
Mean commute16.4 minThis ZIP16.4 min
Population density11.8 / sq miThis ZIP11.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments507This ZIP507
Employees2,372This ZIP2,372
Annual payroll$111,313,000This ZIP$111,313,000
Tax returns filed2,750This ZIP2,750
Total adjusted gross income$378,161,000This ZIP$378,161,000

Land area

Land area262.35 sq miThis ZIP262.35 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 81224

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

ZIP codes near 81224

ZIPCityDistance
81225 Crested Butte, CO 7.2 mi
81612 Aspen, CO 12.7 mi
81210 Almont, CO 14.6 mi
81615 Snowmass Village, CO 23.0 mi
81231 Gunnison, CO 23.1 mi
81654 Snowmass, CO 23.3 mi
81611 Aspen, CO 23.9 mi
81237 Ohio City, CO 24.8 mi
81434 Somerset, CO 27.7 mi
81623 Carbondale, CO 28.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81224?

81224 is in Crested Butte, Colorado, in Gunnison County. Its published point location is 38.8799, -106.9330.

What county is 81224 in?

81224 lies in Gunnison County.

What area code is 81224?

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

What time zone is 81224 in?

81224 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81224?

About 3,101 people live in ZIP code 81224, in 1,768 households, at 11.8 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 81224?

$89,907 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81224?

The closest are 81225 (7.2 mi), 81612 (12.7 mi), 81210 (14.6 mi), 81615 (23 mi) and 81231 (23.1 mi).

Is 81224 a PO Box ZIP code?

81224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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