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81503

ZIP 81503 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
16,558
Coordinates
39.0340, -108.4866
☼ Live from 81503 — Grand Junction, CO

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Where 81503 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81503
  • 🔢 Type 81503 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOSIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,503 = 149 × 547. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111001011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81502 (Grand Junction, CO, 1 mi away) and 81504 (Grand Junction, CO, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81503 becomes 30518 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buford, GA, 1,394 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01538, 01583, 01835, 01853, 03581, 03815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01835 in Haverhill, MA, 1,954 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯531 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81503 and you would come out at 39.03°S, 71.51°E — 716 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 22.0 square miles of land, 81503 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,558This ZIP16,558
Households6,381This ZIP6,381
Housing units6,739This ZIP6,739
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$75,053This ZIP$75,053Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$352,100This ZIP$352,100Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$985This ZIP$985Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%This ZIP24.8%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density752.3 / sq miThis ZIP752.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments300This ZIP300
Employees1,788This ZIP1,788
Annual payroll$79,018,000This ZIP$79,018,000
Tax returns filed7,730This ZIP7,730
Total adjusted gross income$485,505,000This ZIP$485,505,000

Land area

Land area22.01 sq miThis ZIP22.01 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Other place names in 81503

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ZIP codes near 81503

ZIPCityDistance
81502 Grand Junction, CO 1.1 mi
81501 Grand Junction, CO 4.1 mi
81504 Grand Junction, CO 6.0 mi
81520 Clifton, CO 6.0 mi
81506 Grand Junction, CO 7.4 mi
81526 Palisade, CO 8.3 mi
81507 Grand Junction, CO 9.0 mi
81505 Grand Junction, CO 13.6 mi
81527 Whitewater, CO 16.3 mi
81643 Mesa, CO 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81503?

81503 is in Grand Junction, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0340, -108.4866.

What county is 81503 in?

81503 lies in Mesa County.

What area code is 81503?

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

What time zone is 81503 in?

81503 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81503?

About 16,558 people live in ZIP code 81503, in 6,381 households, at 752.3 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 81503?

$75,053 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81503?

The closest are 81502 (1.1 mi), 81501 (4.1 mi), 81504 (6 mi), 81520 (6 mi) and 81506 (7.4 mi).

Is 81503 a PO Box ZIP code?

81503 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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