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81501

ZIP 81501 is in Grand Junction, Colorado, in Mesa County; area code 970; Mountain time. Grand Junction has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Mesa
Metro area
Grand Junction, CO
Population
24,011
Coordinates
39.0718, -108.5460
☼ Live from 81501 — Grand Junction, CO

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Where 81501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81501
  • 🔢 Type 81501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,501 = 3 × 7 × 3881. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81435 (Telluride, CO, 90 mi away) and 81502 (Grand Junction, CO, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81501 becomes 10518 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cross River, NY, 1,839 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01518, 01581, 01815, 01851, 08511, 10158, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01815 in Woburn, MA, 1,955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯534 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81501 and you would come out at 39.07°S, 71.45°E — 713 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 8.7 square miles of land, 81501 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,011This ZIP24,011
Households10,906This ZIP10,906
Housing units11,461This ZIP11,461
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,666This ZIP$53,666Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$314,700This ZIP$314,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,035This ZIP$1,035Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute14.7 minThis ZIP14.7 min
Population density2,768.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,768.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,375This ZIP1,375
Employees20,085This ZIP20,085
Annual payroll$1,138,241,000This ZIP$1,138,241,000
Tax returns filed9,940This ZIP9,940
Total adjusted gross income$475,781,000This ZIP$475,781,000

Land area

Land area8.67 sq miThis ZIP8.67 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 81501

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ZIP codes near 81501

ZIPCityDistance
81506 Grand Junction, CO 3.7 mi
81503 Grand Junction, CO 4.1 mi
81504 Grand Junction, CO 4.6 mi
81502 Grand Junction, CO 5.1 mi
81520 Clifton, CO 6.6 mi
81507 Grand Junction, CO 7.1 mi
81505 Grand Junction, CO 10.1 mi
81526 Palisade, CO 10.8 mi
81524 Loma, CO 18.1 mi
81521 Fruita, CO 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81501?

81501 is in Grand Junction, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0718, -108.5460.

What county is 81501 in?

81501 lies in Mesa County.

What area code is 81501?

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

What time zone is 81501 in?

81501 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81501?

About 24,011 people live in ZIP code 81501, in 10,906 households, at 2,768.2 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 81501?

$53,666 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81501?

The closest are 81506 (3.7 mi), 81503 (4.1 mi), 81504 (4.6 mi), 81502 (5.1 mi) and 81520 (6.6 mi).

Is 81501 a PO Box ZIP code?

81501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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