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81244

ZIP 81244 is Rockvale, Colorado, in Fremont County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Fremont
Metro area
Cañon City, CO
Population
660
Coordinates
38.3639, -105.1649
☼ Live from 81244 — Rockvale, CO

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Where 81244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81244
  • 🔢 Type 81244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,244 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 1069. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81243 (Powderhorn, CO, 110 mi away) and 81248 (Sargents, CO, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81244 becomes 44218, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12448, 12484, 12844, 14428, 14482, 14824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12844 in Kattskill Bay, NY, 1,672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯367 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81244 and you would come out at 38.36°S, 74.84°E — 793 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 81244 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population660This ZIP660
Households237This ZIP237
Housing units283This ZIP283
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$51,250This ZIP$51,250Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$195,200This ZIP$195,200Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$880This ZIP$880Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute34.7 minThis ZIP34.7 min
Population density343.6 / sq miThis ZIP343.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees3This ZIP3
Annual payroll$314,000This ZIP$314,000

Land area

Land area1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 81244

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ZIP codes near 81244

ZIPCityDistance
81221 Coal Creek, CO 1.2 mi
81290 Florence, CO 3.1 mi
81226 Florence, CO 4.5 mi
81240 Penrose, CO 11.8 mi
81253 Wetmore, CO 14.5 mi
81215 Canon City, CO 18.6 mi
81212 Canon City, CO 18.6 mi
81007 Pueblo, CO 20.0 mi
81005 Pueblo, CO 20.9 mi
81252 Westcliffe, CO 22.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81244?

81244 is in Rockvale, Colorado, in Fremont County, part of the Cañon City, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3639, -105.1649.

What county is 81244 in?

81244 lies in Fremont County.

What area code is 81244?

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

What time zone is 81244 in?

81244 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81244?

About 660 people live in ZIP code 81244, in 237 households, at 343.6 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 81244?

$51,250 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81244?

The closest are 81221 (1.2 mi), 81290 (3.1 mi), 81226 (4.5 mi), 81240 (11.8 mi) and 81253 (14.5 mi).

Is 81244 a PO Box ZIP code?

81244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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