81522
ZIP 81522 is Gateway, Colorado, in Mesa County; area code 970; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Mesa
- Metro area
- Grand Junction, CO
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 38.6855, -108.9211
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Where 81522 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.
- 🔢 Type 81522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,522 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 647. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011111001110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81521 (Fruita, CO, 33 mi away) and 81523 (Glade Park, CO, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81522 becomes 22518, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15228, 15282, 15822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12582 in Stormville, NY, 1,857 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯559 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81522 and you would come out at 38.69°S, 71.08°E — 738 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
- 📏 At 290.9 square miles of land, 81522 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 221 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 62This ZIP62 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 75This ZIP75 |
| Annual payroll | $5,938,000This ZIP$5,938,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 290.88 sq miThis ZIP290.88 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 81522
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81523 | Glade Park, CO | 16.6 mi |
81429 | Paradox, CO | 21.3 mi |
81527 | Whitewater, CO | 25.5 mi |
81507 | Grand Junction, CO | 26.7 mi |
84532 | Moab, UT | 27.6 mi |
81422 | Naturita, CO | 27.7 mi |
84515 | Cisco, UT | 28.0 mi |
81411 | Bedrock, CO | 30.1 mi |
81521 | Fruita, CO | 32.6 mi |
81424 | Nucla, CO | 32.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81522?
81522 is in Gateway, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6855, -108.9211.
What county is 81522 in?
81522 lies in Mesa County.
What area code is 81522?
Gateway uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81522 in?
81522 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81522?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 81522. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 81522?
The closest are 81523 (16.6 mi), 81429 (21.3 mi), 81527 (25.5 mi), 81507 (26.7 mi) and 84532 (27.6 mi).
Is 81522 a PO Box ZIP code?
81522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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