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81240

ZIP 81240 is Penrose, Colorado, in Fremont County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Fremont
Metro area
Cañon City, CO
Population
4,800
Coordinates
38.5004, -105.0343
☼ Live from 81240 — Penrose, CO

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Where 81240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81240
  • 🔢 Type 81240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 677. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81239 (Parlin, CO, 85 mi away) and 81241 (Pitkin, CO, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81240 becomes 04218, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04281 in South Paris, ME, 1,820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯358 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81240 and you would come out at 38.50°S, 74.97°E — 785 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 28m.
  • 📏 At 138.7 square miles of land, 81240 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,800This ZIP4,800
Households1,759This ZIP1,759
Housing units2,004This ZIP2,004
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$90,417This ZIP$90,417Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$341,400This ZIP$341,400Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,252This ZIP$1,252Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density34.6 / sq miThis ZIP34.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments103This ZIP103
Employees590This ZIP590
Annual payroll$24,800,000This ZIP$24,800,000
Tax returns filed2,190This ZIP2,190
Total adjusted gross income$142,145,000This ZIP$142,145,000

Land area

Land area138.74 sq miThis ZIP138.74 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Other place names in 81240

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ZIP codes near 81240

ZIPCityDistance
81290 Florence, CO 8.9 mi
81221 Coal Creek, CO 11.2 mi
81226 Florence, CO 11.6 mi
80926 Colorado Springs, CO 11.7 mi
81244 Rockvale, CO 11.8 mi
80860 Victor, CO 14.2 mi
81007 Pueblo, CO 15.1 mi
80902 Colorado Springs, CO 17.1 mi
80813 Cripple Creek, CO 18.2 mi
80906 Colorado Springs, CO 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81240?

81240 is in Penrose, Colorado, in Fremont County, part of the Cañon City, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5004, -105.0343.

What county is 81240 in?

81240 lies in Fremont County.

What area code is 81240?

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

What time zone is 81240 in?

81240 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81240?

About 4,800 people live in ZIP code 81240, in 1,759 households, at 34.6 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 81240?

$90,417 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81240?

The closest are 81290 (8.9 mi), 81221 (11.2 mi), 81226 (11.6 mi), 80926 (11.7 mi) and 81244 (11.8 mi).

Is 81240 a PO Box ZIP code?

81240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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