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Where 81401 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 81401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 81401 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011110111111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81335 (Yellow Jacket, CO, 85 mi away) and 81402 (Montrose, CO, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81401 becomes 10418, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01841, 11804, 14081, 14108, 14801, 14810, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01841 in Lawrence, MA, 1,927 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯500 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81401 and you would come out at 38.51°S, 72.23°E — 755 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 28m.
- 📏 At 200.2 square miles of land, 81401 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 152 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24,228This ZIP24,228 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10,207This ZIP10,207 |
| Housing units | 11,092This ZIP11,092 |
| Median age | 46.3This ZIP46.3Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $71,286This ZIP$71,286Colorado$95,470US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $374,300This ZIP$374,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,174This ZIP$1,174Colorado$1,761US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.5%This ZIP29.5% |
| Mean commute | 20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min |
| Population density | 121.0 / sq miThis ZIP121.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,079This ZIP1,079 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 12,451This ZIP12,451 |
| Annual payroll | $610,486,000This ZIP$610,486,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 11,940This ZIP11,940 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $770,853,000This ZIP$770,853,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 200.16 sq miThis ZIP200.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
Other place names in 81401
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 81401
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81402 | Montrose, CO | 6.8 mi |
81415 | Crawford, CO | 10.7 mi |
81403 | Montrose, CO | 16.4 mi |
81420 | Lazear, CO | 18.4 mi |
81425 | Olathe, CO | 19.5 mi |
81220 | Cimarron, CO | 21.7 mi |
81414 | Cory, CO | 22.3 mi |
81410 | Austin, CO | 23.3 mi |
81419 | Hotchkiss, CO | 25.5 mi |
81432 | Ridgway, CO | 26.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81401?
81401 is in Montrose, Colorado, in Montrose County, part of the Montrose, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5150, -107.7661.
What county is 81401 in?
81401 lies in Montrose County.
What area code is 81401?
Montrose uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81401 in?
81401 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81401?
About 24,228 people live in ZIP code 81401, in 10,207 households, at 121.0 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 81401?
$71,286 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.
What ZIP codes are near 81401?
The closest are 81402 (6.8 mi), 81415 (10.7 mi), 81403 (16.4 mi), 81420 (18.4 mi) and 81425 (19.5 mi).
Is 81401 a PO Box ZIP code?
81401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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