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Where 81239 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 81239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 81239 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110101010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81237 (Ohio City, CO, 6 mi away) and 81240 (Penrose, CO, 85 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81239 becomes 93218 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ducor, CA, 708 miles away.
- 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12839, 12983, 18239, 18923, 18932, 19382, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12839 in Hudson Falls, NY, 1,745 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯439 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81239 and you would come out at 38.54°S, 73.39°E — 763 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
- 📏 At 43.6 square miles of land, 81239 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Households | 6This ZIP6 |
| Housing units | 6This ZIP6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 14This ZIP14 |
| Annual payroll | $726,000This ZIP$726,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 43.63 sq miThis ZIP43.63 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 81239
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81237 | Ohio City, CO | 5.5 mi |
81241 | Pitkin, CO | 9.5 mi |
81248 | Sargents, CO | 10.0 mi |
81231 | Gunnison, CO | 17.1 mi |
81227 | Monarch, CO | 17.2 mi |
81210 | Almont, CO | 19.2 mi |
81236 | Nathrop, CO | 21.0 mi |
81230 | Gunnison, CO | 21.1 mi |
81201 | Salida, CO | 27.1 mi |
81242 | Poncha Springs, CO | 29.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81239?
81239 is in Parlin, Colorado, in Gunnison County. Its published point location is 38.5367, -106.6083.
What county is 81239 in?
81239 lies in Gunnison County.
What area code is 81239?
Parlin uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81239 in?
81239 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81239?
About 9 people live in ZIP code 81239, in 6 households, at 0.2 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 81239?
The closest are 81237 (5.5 mi), 81241 (9.5 mi), 81248 (10 mi), 81231 (17.1 mi) and 81227 (17.2 mi).
Is 81239 a PO Box ZIP code?
81239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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