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81624

ZIP 81624 is Collbran, Colorado, in Mesa County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Mesa
Metro area
Grand Junction, CO
Population
1,492
Coordinates
39.1594, -107.7451
☼ Live from 81624 — Collbran, CO

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Where 81624 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81624
  • 🔢 Type 81624 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,624 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 19 × 179. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81623 (Carbondale, CO, 32 mi away) and 81625 (Craig, CO, 107 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81624 becomes 42618, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12846 in Lake Luzerne, NY, 1,775 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯491 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81624 and you would come out at 39.16°S, 72.25°E — 711 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 548.8 square miles of land, 81624 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 417 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,492This ZIP1,492
Households530This ZIP530
Housing units855This ZIP855
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$91,739This ZIP$91,739Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$472,600This ZIP$472,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,500This ZIP$1,500Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$6,368,000This ZIP$6,368,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$38,018,000This ZIP$38,018,000

Land area

Land area548.83 sq miThis ZIP548.83 sq mi
Water area1.68 sq miThis ZIP1.68 sq mi

Other place names in 81624

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ZIP codes near 81624

ZIPCityDistance
81646 Molina, CO 14.4 mi
81413 Cedaredge, CO 15.1 mi
81428 Paonia, CO 15.7 mi
81419 Hotchkiss, CO 19.1 mi
81434 Somerset, CO 20.9 mi
81652 Silt, CO 21.5 mi
81643 Mesa, CO 21.8 mi
81636 Battlement Mesa, CO 23.9 mi
81418 Eckert, CO 24.6 mi
81420 Lazear, CO 26.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81624?

81624 is in Collbran, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1594, -107.7451.

What county is 81624 in?

81624 lies in Mesa County.

What area code is 81624?

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

What time zone is 81624 in?

81624 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81624?

About 1,492 people live in ZIP code 81624, in 530 households, at 2.7 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 81624?

$91,739 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81624?

The closest are 81646 (14.4 mi), 81413 (15.1 mi), 81428 (15.7 mi), 81419 (19.1 mi) and 81434 (20.9 mi).

Is 81624 a PO Box ZIP code?

81624 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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