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81435

ZIP 81435 is Telluride, Colorado, in San Miguel County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
San Miguel
Metro area
none
Population
5,876
Coordinates
37.8688, -107.9251
☼ Live from 81435 — Telluride, CO

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Where 81435 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81435
  • 🔢 Type 81435 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEhIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,435 = 3 × 5 × 61 × 89. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111000011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81434 (Somerset, CO, 81 mi away) and 81501 (Grand Junction, CO, 90 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81435 becomes 53418, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13485, 13845, 14538, 14853, 15348, 15438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18435 in Lackawaxen, PA, 1,757 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯521 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81435 and you would come out at 37.87°S, 72.07°E — 799 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 191.0 square miles of land, 81435 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 145 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,876This ZIP5,876
Households3,429This ZIP3,429
Housing units5,093This ZIP5,093
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$83,076This ZIP$83,076Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$982,600This ZIP$982,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,131This ZIP$1,131Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.1%This ZIP73.1%
Mean commute13.0 minThis ZIP13.0 min
Population density30.8 / sq miThis ZIP30.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments580This ZIP580
Employees5,304This ZIP5,304
Annual payroll$240,036,000This ZIP$240,036,000
Tax returns filed3,220This ZIP3,220
Total adjusted gross income$767,253,000This ZIP$767,253,000

Land area

Land area190.95 sq miThis ZIP190.95 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Other place names in 81435

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

ZIP codes near 81435

ZIPCityDistance
81426 Ophir, CO 5.7 mi
81332 Rico, CO 12.2 mi
81430 Placerville, CO 14.9 mi
81323 Dolores, CO 15.9 mi
81427 Ouray, CO 20.3 mi
81432 Ridgway, CO 20.5 mi
81433 Silverton, CO 21.4 mi
81301 Durango, CO 24.1 mi
81423 Norwood, CO 29.0 mi
81235 Lake City, CO 29.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81435?

81435 is in Telluride, Colorado, in San Miguel County. Its published point location is 37.8688, -107.9251.

What county is 81435 in?

81435 lies in San Miguel County.

What area code is 81435?

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

What time zone is 81435 in?

81435 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81435?

About 5,876 people live in ZIP code 81435, in 3,429 households, at 30.8 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 81435?

$83,076 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81435?

The closest are 81426 (5.7 mi), 81332 (12.2 mi), 81430 (14.9 mi), 81323 (15.9 mi) and 81427 (20.3 mi).

Is 81435 a PO Box ZIP code?

81435 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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