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Where 81241 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 81241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,241 = 137 × 593. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110101011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81240 (Penrose, CO, 79 mi away) and 81242 (Poncha Springs, CO, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81241 becomes 14218 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo, NY, 1,470 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11428, 12148, 12184, 12418, 12481, 12814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12841 in Huletts Landing, NY, 1,739 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯431 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81241 and you would come out at 38.64°S, 73.51°E — 758 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 41.0 square miles of land, 81241 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 238This ZIP238 |
|---|---|
| Households | 131This ZIP131 |
| Housing units | 429This ZIP429 |
| Median age | 60.6This ZIP60.6Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $442,900This ZIP$442,900Colorado$539,400US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.4%This ZIP47.4% |
| Mean commute | 23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min |
| Population density | 5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 8This ZIP8 |
| Annual payroll | $420,000This ZIP$420,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 41.02 sq miThis ZIP41.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 81241
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 81241
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81237 | Ohio City, CO | 7.2 mi |
81239 | Parlin, CO | 9.5 mi |
81227 | Monarch, CO | 12.5 mi |
81236 | Nathrop, CO | 12.5 mi |
81248 | Sargents, CO | 15.1 mi |
81210 | Almont, CO | 15.5 mi |
81201 | Salida, CO | 21.5 mi |
81211 | Buena Vista, CO | 23.9 mi |
81231 | Gunnison, CO | 24.3 mi |
81242 | Poncha Springs, CO | 25.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81241?
81241 is in Pitkin, Colorado, in Gunnison County. Its published point location is 38.6383, -106.4909.
What county is 81241 in?
81241 lies in Gunnison County.
What time zone is 81241 in?
81241 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81241?
About 238 people live in ZIP code 81241, in 131 households, at 5.8 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 81241?
The closest are 81237 (7.2 mi), 81239 (9.5 mi), 81227 (12.5 mi), 81236 (12.5 mi) and 81248 (15.1 mi).
Is 81241 a PO Box ZIP code?
81241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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