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81526

ZIP 81526 is Palisade, Colorado, in Mesa County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Mesa
Metro area
Grand Junction, CO
Population
5,559
Coordinates
39.0830, -108.3456
☼ Live from 81526 — Palisade, CO

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Where 81526 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 81526
  • 🔢 Type 81526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,526 = 2 × 40763. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111001110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81525 (Mack, CO, 35 mi away) and 81527 (Whitewater, CO, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81526 becomes 62518 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chestnut, IL, 1,020 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12865 in Salem, NY, 1,829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯523 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81526 and you would come out at 39.08°S, 71.65°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 72.4 square miles of land, 81526 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,559This ZIP5,559
Households2,446This ZIP2,446
Housing units2,712This ZIP2,712
Median age51.7This ZIP51.7Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$87,500This ZIP$87,500Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$501,800This ZIP$501,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,317This ZIP$1,317Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%This ZIP35.6%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density76.8 / sq miThis ZIP76.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments153This ZIP153
Employees1,089This ZIP1,089
Annual payroll$40,982,000This ZIP$40,982,000
Tax returns filed2,570This ZIP2,570
Total adjusted gross income$209,053,000This ZIP$209,053,000

Land area

Land area72.37 sq miThis ZIP72.37 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 81526

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ZIP codes near 81526

ZIPCityDistance
81520 Clifton, CO 5.1 mi
81504 Grand Junction, CO 8.1 mi
81503 Grand Junction, CO 8.3 mi
81502 Grand Junction, CO 8.6 mi
81501 Grand Junction, CO 10.8 mi
81643 Mesa, CO 10.9 mi
81506 Grand Junction, CO 11.8 mi
81505 Grand Junction, CO 15.9 mi
81507 Grand Junction, CO 17.2 mi
81646 Molina, CO 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81526?

81526 is in Palisade, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0830, -108.3456.

What county is 81526 in?

81526 lies in Mesa County.

What area code is 81526?

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

What time zone is 81526 in?

81526 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81526?

About 5,559 people live in ZIP code 81526, in 2,446 households, at 76.8 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 81526?

$87,500 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81526?

The closest are 81520 (5.1 mi), 81504 (8.1 mi), 81503 (8.3 mi), 81502 (8.6 mi) and 81501 (10.8 mi).

Is 81526 a PO Box ZIP code?

81526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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