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Where 81248 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 81248 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,248 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2539. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110101100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81244 (Rockvale, CO, 72 mi away) and 81251 (Twin Lakes, CO, 50 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81248 becomes 84218, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12848, 12884, 14882, 18248, 18428, 18824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12848 in Middle Falls, NY, 1,744 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯435 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81248 and you would come out at 38.42°S, 73.50°E — 772 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 372.0 square miles of land, 81248 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 282 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 264This ZIP264 |
|---|---|
| Households | 82This ZIP82 |
| Housing units | 196This ZIP196 |
| Median age | 32.6This ZIP32.6Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.6%This ZIP21.6% |
| Population density | 0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10This ZIP10 |
| Annual payroll | $615,000This ZIP$615,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 372.03 sq miThis ZIP372.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
Counties 81248 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Saguache County | 65.8% |
| Gunnison County | 34.2% |
ZIP codes near 81248
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81239 | Parlin, CO | 10.0 mi |
81227 | Monarch, CO | 14.5 mi |
81237 | Ohio City, CO | 15.1 mi |
81241 | Pitkin, CO | 15.1 mi |
81236 | Nathrop, CO | 21.9 mi |
81201 | Salida, CO | 23.2 mi |
81242 | Poncha Springs, CO | 23.4 mi |
81149 | Saguache, CO | 23.6 mi |
81231 | Gunnison, CO | 24.6 mi |
81230 | Gunnison, CO | 24.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81248?
81248 is in Sargents, Colorado, in Saguache County. Its published point location is 38.4192, -106.5001.
What county is 81248 in?
81248 spans 2 counties: Saguache County and Gunnison County. Most of it falls in Saguache County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What time zone is 81248 in?
81248 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81248?
About 264 people live in ZIP code 81248, in 82 households, at 0.7 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 81248?
The closest are 81239 (10 mi), 81227 (14.5 mi), 81237 (15.1 mi), 81241 (15.1 mi) and 81236 (21.9 mi).
Is 81248 a PO Box ZIP code?
81248 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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