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81527

ZIP 81527 is Whitewater, Colorado, in Mesa County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Mesa
Metro area
Grand Junction, CO
Population
1,462
Coordinates
38.7985, -108.4700
☼ Live from 81527 — Whitewater, CO

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Where 81527 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 81527
  • 🔢 Type 81527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 81527 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111001110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81526 (Palisade, CO, 21 mi away) and 81601 (Glenwood Springs, CO, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81527 becomes 72518, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12578, 12758, 12785, 12857, 15278, 15728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12578 in Salt Point, NY, 1,826 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯533 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81527 and you would come out at 38.80°S, 71.53°E — 732 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 841.9 square miles of land, 81527 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 639 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,462This ZIP1,462
Households593This ZIP593
Housing units870This ZIP870
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$76,815This ZIP$76,815Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$425,600This ZIP$425,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,289This ZIP$1,289Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density1.7 / sq miThis ZIP1.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees70This ZIP70
Annual payroll$2,714,000This ZIP$2,714,000
Tax returns filed1,010This ZIP1,010
Total adjusted gross income$84,681,000This ZIP$84,681,000

Land area

Land area841.92 sq miThis ZIP841.92 sq mi
Water area1.52 sq miThis ZIP1.52 sq mi

ZIP codes near 81527

ZIPCityDistance
81502 Grand Junction, CO 15.2 mi
81416 Delta, CO 15.9 mi
81503 Grand Junction, CO 16.3 mi
81507 Grand Junction, CO 17.6 mi
81501 Grand Junction, CO 19.3 mi
81526 Palisade, CO 20.8 mi
81520 Clifton, CO 21.7 mi
81504 Grand Junction, CO 22.3 mi
81506 Grand Junction, CO 23.1 mi
81418 Eckert, CO 23.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81527?

81527 is in Whitewater, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7985, -108.4700.

What county is 81527 in?

81527 lies in Mesa County.

What area code is 81527?

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

What time zone is 81527 in?

81527 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81527?

About 1,462 people live in ZIP code 81527, in 593 households, at 1.7 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 81527?

$76,815 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81527?

The closest are 81502 (15.2 mi), 81416 (15.9 mi), 81503 (16.3 mi), 81507 (17.6 mi) and 81501 (19.3 mi).

Is 81527 a PO Box ZIP code?

81527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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