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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/81520

81520

ZIP 81520 is Clifton, Colorado, in Mesa County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Mesa
Metro area
Grand Junction, CO
Population
12,892
Coordinates
39.1111, -108.4338
☼ Live from 81520 — Clifton, CO

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Where 81520 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81520
  • 🔢 Type 81520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1019. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81507 (Grand Junction, CO, 14 mi away) and 81521 (Fruita, CO, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81520 becomes 02518, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02185 in Braintree, MA, 1,954 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯528 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81520 and you would come out at 39.11°S, 71.57°E — 710 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 20.5 square miles of land, 81520 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,892This ZIP12,892
Households5,291This ZIP5,291
Housing units5,428This ZIP5,428
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$50,283This ZIP$50,283Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$249,600This ZIP$249,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,026This ZIP$1,026Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density627.4 / sq miThis ZIP627.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments172This ZIP172
Employees1,545This ZIP1,545
Annual payroll$52,494,000This ZIP$52,494,000
Tax returns filed6,410This ZIP6,410
Total adjusted gross income$288,092,000This ZIP$288,092,000

Land area

Land area20.55 sq miThis ZIP20.55 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 81520

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

ZIP codes near 81520

ZIPCityDistance
81504 Grand Junction, CO 3.0 mi
81526 Palisade, CO 5.1 mi
81503 Grand Junction, CO 6.0 mi
81501 Grand Junction, CO 6.6 mi
81506 Grand Junction, CO 6.8 mi
81502 Grand Junction, CO 6.9 mi
81505 Grand Junction, CO 10.9 mi
81507 Grand Junction, CO 13.6 mi
81643 Mesa, CO 15.3 mi
81524 Loma, CO 20.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81520?

81520 is in Clifton, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1111, -108.4338.

What county is 81520 in?

81520 lies in Mesa County.

What area code is 81520?

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

What time zone is 81520 in?

81520 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81520?

About 12,892 people live in ZIP code 81520, in 5,291 households, at 627.4 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 81520?

$50,283 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81520?

The closest are 81504 (3 mi), 81526 (5.1 mi), 81503 (6 mi), 81501 (6.6 mi) and 81506 (6.8 mi).

Is 81520 a PO Box ZIP code?

81520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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