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Where 81228 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 81228 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,228 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 967. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110101001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81227 (Monarch, CO, 33 mi away) and 81230 (Gunnison, CO, 57 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81228 becomes 82218 — and that is a real ZIP code: Huntley, WY, 230 miles away.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12288, 12828, 18822, 21288, 28128, 28218, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12828 in Fort Edward, NY, 1,716 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯414 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81228 and you would come out at 39.03°S, 73.72°E — 733 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
- 📏 At 5.5 square miles of land, 81228 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 5.52 sq miThis ZIP5.52 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 81228
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81211 | Buena Vista, CO | 6.9 mi |
81251 | Twin Lakes, CO | 11.5 mi |
80429 | Climax, CO | 13.5 mi |
80440 | Fairplay, CO | 13.8 mi |
80461 | Leadville, CO | 14.6 mi |
80420 | Alma, CO | 22.0 mi |
81611 | Aspen, CO | 22.7 mi |
81236 | Nathrop, CO | 24.6 mi |
81642 | Meredith, CO | 24.9 mi |
81210 | Almont, CO | 26.5 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 81228 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81228?
81228 is in Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. Its published point location is 39.0316, -106.2770.
What county is 81228 in?
81228 lies in Chaffee County.
What area code is 81228?
Granite uses area code 719, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81228 in?
81228 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81228?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 81228. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 81228?
The closest are 81211 (6.9 mi), 81251 (11.5 mi), 80429 (13.5 mi), 80440 (13.8 mi) and 80461 (14.6 mi).
Is 81228 a PO Box ZIP code?
81228 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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