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81326

ZIP 81326 is Hesperus, Colorado, in La Plata County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
La Plata
Metro area
Durango, CO
Population
2,621
Coordinates
37.1456, -108.1166
☼ Live from 81326 — Hesperus, CO

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Where 81326 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81326
  • 🔢 Type 81326 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZEIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,326 = 2 × 7 × 37 × 157. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110110101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81325 (Egnar, CO, 63 mi away) and 81327 (Lewis, CO, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81326 becomes 62318, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12836, 12863, 13628, 13682, 13826, 13862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12836 in Hague, NY, 1,856 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯548 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81326 and you would come out at 37.15°S, 71.88°E — 847 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 411.1 square miles of land, 81326 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 312 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,621This ZIP2,621
Households1,147This ZIP1,147
Housing units1,367This ZIP1,367
Median age52.2This ZIP52.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$80,089This ZIP$80,089Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$558,600This ZIP$558,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,332This ZIP$1,332Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%This ZIP44.8%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density6.4 / sq miThis ZIP6.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees305This ZIP305
Annual payroll$17,409,000This ZIP$17,409,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$113,416,000This ZIP$113,416,000

Land area

Land area411.07 sq miThis ZIP411.07 sq mi
Water area2.45 sq miThis ZIP2.45 sq mi

Other place names in 81326

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 81326

ZIPCityDistance
81329 Marvel, CO 3.7 mi
87418 La Plata, NM 13.6 mi
81303 Durango, CO 14.5 mi
81328 Mancos, CO 14.6 mi
81302 Durango, CO 15.8 mi
81330 Mesa Verde National Park, CO 20.8 mi
87415 Flora Vista, NM 22.0 mi
87410 Aztec, NM 23.3 mi
87402 Farmington, NM 24.2 mi
81334 Towaoc, CO 27.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81326?

81326 is in Hesperus, Colorado, in La Plata County, part of the Durango, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1456, -108.1166.

What county is 81326 in?

81326 lies in La Plata County.

What area code is 81326?

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

What time zone is 81326 in?

81326 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81326?

About 2,621 people live in ZIP code 81326, in 1,147 households, at 6.4 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 81326?

$80,089 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81326?

The closest are 81329 (3.7 mi), 87418 (13.6 mi), 81303 (14.5 mi), 81328 (14.6 mi) and 81302 (15.8 mi).

Is 81326 a PO Box ZIP code?

81326 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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