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81641

ZIP 81641 is Meeker, Colorado, mostly in Rio Blanco County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Rio Blanco +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,621
Coordinates
40.1093, -107.8182
☼ Live from 81641 — Meeker, CO

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Where 81641 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 81641
  • 🔢 Type 81641 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,641 = 7 × 107 × 109. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111011101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81640 (Maybell, CO, 53 mi away) and 81642 (Meredith, CO, 86 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81641 becomes 14618 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rochester, NY, 1,568 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14168, 14618, 14816, 14861, 16148, 16841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18461 in Starlight, PA, 1,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯489 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81641 and you would come out at 40.11°S, 72.18°E — 646 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 1,811.2 square miles of land, 81641 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,375 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,621This ZIP3,621
Households1,637This ZIP1,637
Housing units1,864This ZIP1,864
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$63,070This ZIP$63,070Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$329,700This ZIP$329,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$989This ZIP$989Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments126This ZIP126
Employees1,201This ZIP1,201
Annual payroll$74,830,000This ZIP$74,830,000
Tax returns filed1,750This ZIP1,750
Total adjusted gross income$130,317,000This ZIP$130,317,000

Land area

Land area1,811.18 sq miThis ZIP1,811.18 sq mi
Water area2.00 sq miThis ZIP2.00 sq mi

Counties 81641 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rio Blanco County 83.0%
Moffat County 17.0%

Other place names in 81641

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

ZIP codes near 81641

ZIPCityDistance
81638 Hamilton, CO 16.1 mi
81650 Rifle, CO 29.3 mi
81626 Craig, CO 31.5 mi
81633 Dinosaur, CO 39.3 mi
81647 New Castle, CO 39.6 mi
81625 Craig, CO 41.4 mi
81635 Parachute, CO 41.8 mi
81639 Hayden, CO 43.6 mi
81601 Glenwood Springs, CO 44.1 mi
81637 Gypsum, CO 44.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81641?

81641 is in Meeker, Colorado, in Rio Blanco County. Its published point location is 40.1093, -107.8182.

What county is 81641 in?

81641 spans 2 counties: Rio Blanco County and Moffat County. Most of it falls in Rio Blanco County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 81641?

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

What time zone is 81641 in?

81641 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81641?

About 3,621 people live in ZIP code 81641, in 1,637 households, at 2.0 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 81641?

$63,070 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81641?

The closest are 81638 (16.1 mi), 81650 (29.3 mi), 81626 (31.5 mi), 81633 (39.3 mi) and 81647 (39.6 mi).

Is 81641 a PO Box ZIP code?

81641 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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