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81430

ZIP 81430 is Placerville, Colorado, in San Miguel County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
San Miguel
Metro area
none
Population
708
Coordinates
38.0537, -108.0672
☼ Live from 81430 — Placerville, CO

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Where 81430 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81430
  • 🔢 Type 81430 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEhIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,430 = 2 × 5 × 17 × 479. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111000010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81429 (Paradox, CO, 50 mi away) and 81431 (Redvale, CO, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81430 becomes 03418, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01438, 01834, 01843, 03814, 03841, 08314, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01834 in Groveland, MA, 1,960 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯524 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81430 and you would come out at 38.05°S, 71.93°E — 785 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 217.7 square miles of land, 81430 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 165 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population708This ZIP708
Households357This ZIP357
Housing units629This ZIP629
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$74,148This ZIP$74,148Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$1,234,800This ZIP$1,234,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,952This ZIP$1,952Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.3%This ZIP57.3%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density3.3 / sq miThis ZIP3.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees127This ZIP127
Annual payroll$10,130,000This ZIP$10,130,000

Land area

Land area217.70 sq miThis ZIP217.70 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 81430

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ZIP codes near 81430

ZIPCityDistance
81435 Telluride, CO 14.9 mi
81432 Ridgway, CO 18.3 mi
81426 Ophir, CO 18.7 mi
81403 Montrose, CO 19.5 mi
81423 Norwood, CO 19.8 mi
81323 Dolores, CO 24.5 mi
81332 Rico, CO 24.8 mi
81427 Ouray, CO 25.0 mi
81431 Redvale, CO 25.1 mi
81425 Olathe, CO 28.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81430?

81430 is in Placerville, Colorado, in San Miguel County. Its published point location is 38.0537, -108.0672.

What county is 81430 in?

81430 lies in San Miguel County.

What area code is 81430?

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

What time zone is 81430 in?

81430 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81430?

About 708 people live in ZIP code 81430, in 357 households, at 3.3 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 81430?

$74,148 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81430?

The closest are 81435 (14.9 mi), 81432 (18.3 mi), 81426 (18.7 mi), 81403 (19.5 mi) and 81423 (19.8 mi).

Is 81430 a PO Box ZIP code?

81430 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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