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81424

ZIP 81424 is Nucla, Colorado, in Montrose County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Montrose
Metro area
Montrose, CO
Population
1,079
Coordinates
38.3450, -108.5023
☼ Live from 81424 — Nucla, CO

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Where 81424 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 81424
  • 🔢 Type 81424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 727. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81423 (Norwood, CO, 24 mi away) and 81425 (Olathe, CO, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81424 becomes 42418, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12448, 12484, 12844, 14428, 14482, 14824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12844 in Kattskill Bay, NY, 1,840 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯542 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81424 and you would come out at 38.35°S, 71.50°E — 763 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 334.5 square miles of land, 81424 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 254 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,079This ZIP1,079
Households509This ZIP509
Housing units622This ZIP622
Median age58.2This ZIP58.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$39,960This ZIP$39,960Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$206,000This ZIP$206,000Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$954This ZIP$954Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute14.1 minThis ZIP14.1 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees153This ZIP153
Annual payroll$6,501,000This ZIP$6,501,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$24,016,000This ZIP$24,016,000

Land area

Land area334.47 sq miThis ZIP334.47 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 81424

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

ZIP codes near 81424

ZIPCityDistance
81422 Naturita, CO 11.3 mi
81431 Redvale, CO 13.9 mi
81429 Paradox, CO 20.8 mi
81425 Olathe, CO 22.2 mi
81423 Norwood, CO 23.6 mi
81416 Delta, CO 24.4 mi
81411 Bedrock, CO 26.6 mi
81430 Placerville, CO 31.0 mi
81403 Montrose, CO 31.2 mi
81527 Whitewater, CO 31.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81424?

81424 is in Nucla, Colorado, in Montrose County, part of the Montrose, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3450, -108.5023.

What county is 81424 in?

81424 lies in Montrose County.

What area code is 81424?

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

What time zone is 81424 in?

81424 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81424?

About 1,079 people live in ZIP code 81424, in 509 households, at 3.2 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 81424?

$39,960 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81424?

The closest are 81422 (11.3 mi), 81431 (13.9 mi), 81429 (20.8 mi), 81425 (22.2 mi) and 81423 (23.6 mi).

Is 81424 a PO Box ZIP code?

81424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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