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81233

ZIP 81233 is Howard, Colorado, in Fremont County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Fremont
Metro area
Cañon City, CO
Population
966
Coordinates
38.4923, -105.8138
☼ Live from 81233 — Howard, CO

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Where 81233 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81233
  • 🔢 Type 81233 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 81233 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81232 (Hillside, CO, 19 mi away) and 81235 (Lake City, CO, 94 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81233 becomes 33218, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12833, 13328, 13832, 18323, 18332, 23138, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33128 in Miami, FL, 1,728 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯398 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81233 and you would come out at 38.49°S, 74.19°E — 775 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 57.6 square miles of land, 81233 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population966This ZIP966
Households477This ZIP477
Housing units665This ZIP665
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$60,386This ZIP$60,386Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$474,600This ZIP$474,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute36.1 minThis ZIP36.1 min
Population density16.8 / sq miThis ZIP16.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$1,591,000This ZIP$1,591,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$34,069,000This ZIP$34,069,000

Land area

Land area57.61 sq miThis ZIP57.61 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 81233

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ZIP codes near 81233

ZIPCityDistance
81222 Coaldale, CO 9.5 mi
81223 Cotopaxi, CO 14.0 mi
81242 Poncha Springs, CO 14.1 mi
81201 Salida, CO 16.5 mi
81215 Canon City, CO 18.3 mi
81232 Hillside, CO 18.6 mi
81155 Villa Grove, CO 19.7 mi
81212 Canon City, CO 21.4 mi
81143 Moffat, CO 23.2 mi
80820 Guffey, CO 23.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81233?

81233 is in Howard, Colorado, in Fremont County, part of the Cañon City, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4923, -105.8138.

What county is 81233 in?

81233 lies in Fremont County.

What area code is 81233?

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

What time zone is 81233 in?

81233 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81233?

About 966 people live in ZIP code 81233, in 477 households, at 16.8 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 81233?

$60,386 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81233?

The closest are 81222 (9.5 mi), 81223 (14 mi), 81242 (14.1 mi), 81201 (16.5 mi) and 81215 (18.3 mi).

Is 81233 a PO Box ZIP code?

81233 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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