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Where 81642 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 81642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,642 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 1237. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011111011101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81641 (Meeker, CO, 86 mi away) and 81643 (Mesa, CO, 86 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81642 becomes 24618, 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, 1,712 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯427 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81642 and you would come out at 39.31°S, 73.43°E — 711 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
- 📏 At 99.1 square miles of land, 81642 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Households | 9This ZIP9 |
| Housing units | 37This ZIP37 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2This ZIP2 |
| Annual payroll | $111,000This ZIP$111,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 99.12 sq miThis ZIP99.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi |
Other place names in 81642
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 81642
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81645 | Minturn, CO | 11.5 mi |
81656 | Woody Creek, CO | 12.0 mi |
81611 | Aspen, CO | 12.0 mi |
81251 | Twin Lakes, CO | 13.7 mi |
80429 | Climax, CO | 15.0 mi |
80461 | Leadville, CO | 15.7 mi |
81621 | Basalt, CO | 17.1 mi |
81649 | Red Cliff, CO | 18.9 mi |
81620 | Avon, CO | 21.0 mi |
81615 | Snowmass Village, CO | 21.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81642?
81642 is in Meredith, Colorado, in Pitkin County, part of the Rifle, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3128, -106.5677.
What county is 81642 in?
81642 lies in Pitkin County.
What area code is 81642?
Meredith uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81642 in?
81642 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81642?
About 15 people live in ZIP code 81642, in 9 households, at 0.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 81642?
The closest are 81645 (11.5 mi), 81656 (12 mi), 81611 (12 mi), 81251 (13.7 mi) and 80429 (15 mi).
Is 81642 a PO Box ZIP code?
81642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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