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81242

ZIP 81242 is Poncha Springs, Colorado, in Chaffee County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Chaffee
Metro area
none
Population
807
Coordinates
38.4718, -106.0729
☼ Live from 81242 — Poncha Springs, CO

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Where 81242 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81242
  • 🔢 Type 81242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,242 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 829. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81241 (Pitkin, CO, 25 mi away) and 81243 (Powderhorn, CO, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81242 becomes 24218 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ben Hur, VA, 1,253 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12824 in Diamond Point, NY, 1,712 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯412 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81242 and you would come out at 38.47°S, 73.93°E — 774 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 20.5 square miles of land, 81242 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population807This ZIP807
Households492This ZIP492
Housing units548This ZIP548
Median age52.7This ZIP52.7Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$95,865This ZIP$95,865Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$482,500This ZIP$482,500Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,765This ZIP$1,765Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute13.6 minThis ZIP13.6 min
Population density39.3 / sq miThis ZIP39.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees223This ZIP223
Annual payroll$10,512,000This ZIP$10,512,000

Land area

Land area20.51 sq miThis ZIP20.51 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 81242

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ZIP codes near 81242

ZIPCityDistance
81201 Salida, CO 6.1 mi
81155 Villa Grove, CO 12.8 mi
81227 Monarch, CO 12.9 mi
81233 Howard, CO 14.1 mi
81222 Coaldale, CO 16.1 mi
81236 Nathrop, CO 17.5 mi
81248 Sargents, CO 23.4 mi
81143 Moffat, CO 24.8 mi
81241 Pitkin, CO 25.3 mi
81223 Cotopaxi, CO 26.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81242?

81242 is in Poncha Springs, Colorado, in Chaffee County. Its published point location is 38.4718, -106.0729.

What county is 81242 in?

81242 lies in Chaffee County.

What area code is 81242?

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

What time zone is 81242 in?

81242 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81242?

About 807 people live in ZIP code 81242, in 492 households, at 39.3 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 81242?

$95,865 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81242?

The closest are 81201 (6.1 mi), 81155 (12.8 mi), 81227 (12.9 mi), 81233 (14.1 mi) and 81222 (16.1 mi).

Is 81242 a PO Box ZIP code?

81242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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