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81620

ZIP 81620 is Avon, Colorado, in Eagle County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Eagle
Metro area
Edwards, CO
Population
10,870
Coordinates
39.6130, -106.5031
☼ Live from 81620 — Avon, CO

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Where 81620 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81620
  • 🔢 Type 81620 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,620 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 11 × 53. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81615 (Snowmass Village, CO, 36 mi away) and 81621 (Basalt, CO, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81620 becomes 02618, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02186 in Milton, MA, 1,845 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯421 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81620 and you would come out at 39.61°S, 73.50°E — 692 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 54.0 square miles of land, 81620 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,870This ZIP10,870
Households4,745This ZIP4,745
Housing units9,585This ZIP9,585
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$102,775This ZIP$102,775Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$861,500This ZIP$861,500Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,216This ZIP$2,216Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%This ZIP42.9%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density201.1 / sq miThis ZIP201.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments724This ZIP724
Employees9,262This ZIP9,262
Annual payroll$448,259,000This ZIP$448,259,000

Land area

Land area54.04 sq miThis ZIP54.04 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 81620

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ZIP codes near 81620

ZIPCityDistance
81658 Vail, CO 0.8 mi
81632 Edwards, CO 5.6 mi
81657 Vail, CO 9.8 mi
81645 Minturn, CO 11.1 mi
81655 Wolcott, CO 13.7 mi
81631 Eagle, CO 14.3 mi
81649 Red Cliff, CO 14.4 mi
80498 Silverthorne, CO 15.4 mi
80423 Bond, CO 16.3 mi
80443 Frisco, CO 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81620?

81620 is in Avon, Colorado, in Eagle County, part of the Edwards, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6130, -106.5031.

What county is 81620 in?

81620 lies in Eagle County.

What area code is 81620?

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

What time zone is 81620 in?

81620 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81620?

About 10,870 people live in ZIP code 81620, in 4,745 households, at 201.1 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 81620?

$102,775 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81620?

The closest are 81658 (0.8 mi), 81632 (5.6 mi), 81657 (9.8 mi), 81645 (11.1 mi) and 81655 (13.7 mi).

Is 81620 a PO Box ZIP code?

81620 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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