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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/81524

81524

ZIP 81524 is Loma, Colorado, in Mesa County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Mesa
Metro area
Grand Junction, CO
Population
2,760
Coordinates
39.2905, -108.7328
☼ Live from 81524 — Loma, CO

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Where 81524 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 81524
  • 🔢 Type 81524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,524 = 2 × 2 × 89 × 229. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111001110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81523 (Glade Park, CO, 27 mi away) and 81525 (Mack, CO, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81524 becomes 42518 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bronston, KY, 1,316 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12458, 12485, 12548, 12584, 12845, 12854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12854 in North Granville, NY, 1,844 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯542 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81524 and you would come out at 39.29°S, 71.27°E — 697 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 138.0 square miles of land, 81524 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,760This ZIP2,760
Households924This ZIP924
Housing units993This ZIP993
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$99,947This ZIP$99,947Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$665,600This ZIP$665,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%This ZIP40.0%
Mean commute16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min
Population density20.0 / sq miThis ZIP20.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees226This ZIP226
Annual payroll$12,656,000This ZIP$12,656,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$97,673,000This ZIP$97,673,000

Land area

Land area138.00 sq miThis ZIP138.00 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Other place names in 81524

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

ZIP codes near 81524

ZIPCityDistance
81505 Grand Junction, CO 9.4 mi
81521 Fruita, CO 12.1 mi
81525 Mack, CO 12.7 mi
81630 De Beque, CO 14.7 mi
81506 Grand Junction, CO 14.8 mi
81504 Grand Junction, CO 17.6 mi
81501 Grand Junction, CO 18.1 mi
81507 Grand Junction, CO 19.9 mi
81520 Clifton, CO 20.2 mi
81503 Grand Junction, CO 22.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81524?

81524 is in Loma, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2905, -108.7328.

What county is 81524 in?

81524 lies in Mesa County.

What area code is 81524?

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

What time zone is 81524 in?

81524 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81524?

About 2,760 people live in ZIP code 81524, in 924 households, at 20.0 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 81524?

$99,947 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81524?

The closest are 81505 (9.4 mi), 81521 (12.1 mi), 81525 (12.7 mi), 81630 (14.7 mi) and 81506 (14.8 mi).

Is 81524 a PO Box ZIP code?

81524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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