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81422

ZIP 81422 is Naturita, Colorado, in Montrose County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Montrose
Metro area
Montrose, CO
Population
589
Coordinates
38.3202, -108.7083
☼ Live from 81422 — Naturita, CO

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Where 81422 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81422
  • 🔢 Type 81422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,422 = 2 × 11 × 3701. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81420 (Lazear, CO, 59 mi away) and 81423 (Norwood, CO, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81422 becomes 22418, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12824 in Diamond Point, NY, 1,848 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯553 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81422 and you would come out at 38.32°S, 71.29°E — 764 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 244.3 square miles of land, 81422 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 185 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population589This ZIP589
Households274This ZIP274
Housing units297This ZIP297
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$27,917This ZIP$27,917Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$158,400This ZIP$158,400Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density2.4 / sq miThis ZIP2.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees187This ZIP187
Annual payroll$8,268,000This ZIP$8,268,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$10,669,000This ZIP$10,669,000

Land area

Land area244.34 sq miThis ZIP244.34 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 81422

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

ZIP codes near 81422

ZIPCityDistance
81429 Paradox, CO 10.3 mi
81424 Nucla, CO 11.3 mi
81411 Bedrock, CO 15.4 mi
81431 Redvale, CO 16.1 mi
81423 Norwood, CO 26.4 mi
81325 Egnar, CO 27.7 mi
81522 Gateway, CO 27.7 mi
81416 Delta, CO 33.0 mi
81425 Olathe, CO 33.3 mi
81527 Whitewater, CO 35.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81422?

81422 is in Naturita, Colorado, in Montrose County, part of the Montrose, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3202, -108.7083.

What county is 81422 in?

81422 lies in Montrose County.

What area code is 81422?

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

What time zone is 81422 in?

81422 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81422?

About 589 people live in ZIP code 81422, in 274 households, at 2.4 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 81422?

$27,917 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81422?

The closest are 81429 (10.3 mi), 81424 (11.3 mi), 81411 (15.4 mi), 81431 (16.1 mi) and 81423 (26.4 mi).

Is 81422 a PO Box ZIP code?

81422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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