81429
ZIP 81429 is Paradox, Colorado, in Montrose County; area code 970; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Montrose
- Metro area
- Montrose, CO
- Population
- 129
- Coordinates
- 38.3792, -108.8829
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Where 81429 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 81429 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZhIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,429 = 3 × 27143. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011111000010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81428 (Paonia, CO, 80 mi away) and 81430 (Placerville, CO, 50 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81429 becomes 92418 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Bernardino, CA, 553 miles away.
- 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12498, 12849, 14892, 18249, 18924, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12849 in Middle Granville, NY, 1,876 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯561 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81429 and you would come out at 38.38°S, 71.12°E — 759 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 29m.
- 📏 At 216.3 square miles of land, 81429 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 164 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 129This ZIP129 |
|---|---|
| Households | 44This ZIP44 |
| Housing units | 70This ZIP70 |
| Median age | 66.8This ZIP66.8Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $69,000This ZIP$69,000Colorado$95,470US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.4%This ZIP12.4% |
| Population density | 0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 216.32 sq miThis ZIP216.32 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 81429
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81411 | Bedrock, CO | 10.2 mi |
81422 | Naturita, CO | 10.3 mi |
81424 | Nucla, CO | 20.8 mi |
81522 | Gateway, CO | 21.3 mi |
81431 | Redvale, CO | 25.8 mi |
84532 | Moab, UT | 28.8 mi |
84530 | La Sal, UT | 29.8 mi |
81325 | Egnar, CO | 33.1 mi |
81423 | Norwood, CO | 35.6 mi |
81527 | Whitewater, CO | 36.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81429?
81429 is in Paradox, Colorado, in Montrose County, part of the Montrose, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3792, -108.8829.
What county is 81429 in?
81429 lies in Montrose County.
What area code is 81429?
Paradox uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81429 in?
81429 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81429?
About 129 people live in ZIP code 81429, in 44 households, at 0.6 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 81429?
$69,000 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.
What ZIP codes are near 81429?
The closest are 81411 (10.2 mi), 81422 (10.3 mi), 81424 (20.8 mi), 81522 (21.3 mi) and 81431 (25.8 mi).
Is 81429 a PO Box ZIP code?
81429 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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