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81639

ZIP 81639 is Hayden, Colorado, in Routt County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Routt
Population
2,618
Coordinates
40.5650, -107.2467
☼ Live from 81639 — Hayden, CO

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Where 81639 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81639
  • 🔢 Type 81639 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,639 = 3 × 3 × 47 × 193. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81638 (Hamilton, CO, 28 mi away) and 81640 (Maybell, CO, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81639 becomes 93618 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dinuba, CA, 712 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16839, 16938, 18936, 18963, 31698, 38619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96318 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,364 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯460 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81639 and you would come out at 40.56°S, 72.75°E — 619 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 464.4 square miles of land, 81639 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 353 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,618This ZIP2,618
Households1,075This ZIP1,075
Housing units1,236This ZIP1,236
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$110,404This ZIP$110,404Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$443,600This ZIP$443,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,782This ZIP$1,782Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density5.6 / sq miThis ZIP5.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees626This ZIP626
Annual payroll$34,789,000This ZIP$34,789,000
Tax returns filed1,230This ZIP1,230
Total adjusted gross income$107,863,000This ZIP$107,863,000

Land area

Land area464.43 sq miThis ZIP464.43 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 81639

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 81639

ZIPCityDistance
81626 Craig, CO 16.1 mi
80487 Steamboat Springs, CO 19.0 mi
80488 Steamboat Springs, CO 20.6 mi
80477 Steamboat Springs, CO 22.5 mi
81653 Slater, CO 22.9 mi
80428 Clark, CO 25.6 mi
81625 Craig, CO 27.4 mi
81638 Hamilton, CO 27.7 mi
80469 Phippsburg, CO 28.3 mi
80467 Oak Creek, CO 33.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81639?

81639 is in Hayden, Colorado, in Routt County, part of the Steamboat Springs, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5650, -107.2467.

What county is 81639 in?

81639 lies in Routt County.

What area code is 81639?

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

What time zone is 81639 in?

81639 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81639?

About 2,618 people live in ZIP code 81639, in 1,075 households, at 5.6 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 81639?

$110,404 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81639?

The closest are 81626 (16.1 mi), 80487 (19 mi), 80488 (20.6 mi), 80477 (22.5 mi) and 81653 (22.9 mi).

Is 81639 a PO Box ZIP code?

81639 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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