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Where 81612 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 81612 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,612 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 2267. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011111011001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81611 (Aspen, CO, 12 mi away) and 81615 (Snowmass Village, CO, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81612 becomes 21618, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12168, 12186, 12816, 12861, 16218, 16821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12168 in Stephentown, NY, 1,756 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯444 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81612 and you would come out at 39.05°S, 73.15°E — 726 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 53.1 square miles of land, 81612 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 45This ZIP45 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 497This ZIP497 |
| Annual payroll | $19,938,000This ZIP$19,938,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 53.07 sq miThis ZIP53.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 81612
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81225 | Crested Butte, CO | 11.1 mi |
81611 | Aspen, CO | 12.0 mi |
81615 | Snowmass Village, CO | 12.4 mi |
81224 | Crested Butte, CO | 12.7 mi |
81654 | Snowmass, CO | 15.2 mi |
81656 | Woody Creek, CO | 16.1 mi |
81210 | Almont, CO | 19.0 mi |
81623 | Carbondale, CO | 21.7 mi |
81621 | Basalt, CO | 22.7 mi |
81251 | Twin Lakes, CO | 22.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81612?
81612 is in Aspen, Colorado, in Pitkin County, part of the Rifle, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0511, -106.8450.
What county is 81612 in?
81612 lies in Pitkin County.
What area code is 81612?
Aspen uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81612 in?
81612 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81612?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 81612. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 81612?
The closest are 81225 (11.1 mi), 81611 (12 mi), 81615 (12.4 mi), 81224 (12.7 mi) and 81654 (15.2 mi).
Is 81612 a PO Box ZIP code?
81612 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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