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81252

ZIP 81252 is Westcliffe, Colorado, in Custer County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Custer
Metro area
none
Population
4,763
Coordinates
38.1106, -105.4275
☼ Live from 81252 — Westcliffe, CO

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Where 81252 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81252
  • 🔢 Type 81252 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSZIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,252 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 37 × 61. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81251 (Twin Lakes, CO, 90 mi away) and 81253 (Wetmore, CO, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81252 becomes 25218, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15228, 15282, 15822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12582 in Stormville, NY, 1,689 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯386 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81252 and you would come out at 38.11°S, 74.57°E — 806 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 613.0 square miles of land, 81252 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 465 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,763This ZIP4,763
Households2,477This ZIP2,477
Housing units4,190This ZIP4,190
Median age58.7This ZIP58.7Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$69,527This ZIP$69,527Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$401,900This ZIP$401,900Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$940This ZIP$940Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%This ZIP44.4%
Mean commute35.7 minThis ZIP35.7 min
Population density7.8 / sq miThis ZIP7.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments163This ZIP163
Employees699This ZIP699
Annual payroll$25,775,000This ZIP$25,775,000
Tax returns filed2,330This ZIP2,330
Total adjusted gross income$206,218,000This ZIP$206,218,000

Land area

Land area612.95 sq miThis ZIP612.95 sq mi
Water area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi

Other place names in 81252

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ZIP codes near 81252

ZIPCityDistance
81232 Hillside, CO 15.1 mi
81253 Wetmore, CO 20.0 mi
81223 Cotopaxi, CO 20.2 mi
81131 Crestone, CO 21.8 mi
81244 Rockvale, CO 22.6 mi
81143 Moffat, CO 23.2 mi
81221 Coal Creek, CO 23.3 mi
81226 Florence, CO 24.2 mi
81040 Gardner, CO 25.1 mi
81215 Canon City, CO 25.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81252?

81252 is in Westcliffe, Colorado, in Custer County. Its published point location is 38.1106, -105.4275.

What county is 81252 in?

81252 lies in Custer County.

What area code is 81252?

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

What time zone is 81252 in?

81252 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81252?

About 4,763 people live in ZIP code 81252, in 2,477 households, at 7.8 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 81252?

$69,527 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81252?

The closest are 81232 (15.1 mi), 81253 (20 mi), 81223 (20.2 mi), 81131 (21.8 mi) and 81244 (22.6 mi).

Is 81252 a PO Box ZIP code?

81252 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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