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81301

ZIP 81301 is in Durango, Colorado, mostly in La Plata County; area code 970; Mountain time. Durango has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 81302 and 81303.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
La Plata +1 more
Metro area
Durango, CO
Population
29,774
Coordinates
37.5294, -107.8215
☼ Live from 81301 — Durango, CO

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Where 81301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81301
  • 🔢 Type 81301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,301 = 11 × 19 × 389. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81290 (Florence, CO, 159 mi away) and 81302 (Durango, CO, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81301 becomes 10318, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01138, 01813, 01831, 03811, 08311, 10138, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01831 in Haverhill, MA, 1,956 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯523 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81301 and you would come out at 37.53°S, 72.18°E — 822 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 755.4 square miles of land, 81301 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 573 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,774This ZIP29,774
Households13,643This ZIP13,643
Housing units16,568This ZIP16,568
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$83,943This ZIP$83,943Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$695,800This ZIP$695,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,535This ZIP$1,535Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.7%This ZIP59.7%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density39.4 / sq miThis ZIP39.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,628This ZIP1,628
Employees13,700This ZIP13,700
Annual payroll$685,481,000This ZIP$685,481,000
Tax returns filed15,110This ZIP15,110
Total adjusted gross income$1,714,965,000This ZIP$1,714,965,000

Land area

Land area755.41 sq miThis ZIP755.41 sq mi
Water area2.99 sq miThis ZIP2.99 sq mi

Counties 81301 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
La Plata County 78.3%
San Juan County 21.7%

Other place names in 81301

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ZIP codes near 81301

ZIPCityDistance
81332 Rico, CO 15.0 mi
81302 Durango, CO 17.9 mi
81433 Silverton, CO 18.8 mi
81323 Dolores, CO 20.5 mi
81122 Bayfield, CO 22.1 mi
81426 Ophir, CO 23.3 mi
81435 Telluride, CO 24.1 mi
81303 Durango, CO 28.0 mi
81326 Hesperus, CO 31.1 mi
81328 Mancos, CO 33.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81301?

81301 is in Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County, part of the Durango, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5294, -107.8215.

What county is 81301 in?

81301 spans 2 counties: La Plata County and San Juan County. Most of it falls in La Plata 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 area code is 81301?

Durango uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 81301 in?

81301 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81301?

About 29,774 people live in ZIP code 81301, in 13,643 households, at 39.4 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 81301?

$83,943 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81301?

The closest are 81332 (15 mi), 81302 (17.9 mi), 81433 (18.8 mi), 81323 (20.5 mi) and 81122 (22.1 mi).

Is 81301 a PO Box ZIP code?

81301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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