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81643

ZIP 81643 is Mesa, Colorado, in Mesa County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Mesa
Metro area
Grand Junction, CO
Population
1,133
Coordinates
39.1241, -108.1493
☼ Live from 81643 — Mesa, CO

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Where 81643 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81643
  • 🔢 Type 81643 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,643 = 19 × 4297. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81642 (Meredith, CO, 86 mi away) and 81645 (Minturn, CO, 93 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81643 becomes 34618, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13468, 13486, 13648, 13684, 13846, 13864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13468 in Springfield Center, NY, 1,743 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯512 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81643 and you would come out at 39.12°S, 71.85°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 154.3 square miles of land, 81643 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 117 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,133This ZIP1,133
Households443This ZIP443
Housing units661This ZIP661
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$106,813This ZIP$106,813Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$605,300This ZIP$605,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%This ZIP33.3%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density7.3 / sq miThis ZIP7.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees416This ZIP416
Annual payroll$5,067,000This ZIP$5,067,000

Land area

Land area154.34 sq miThis ZIP154.34 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

ZIP codes near 81643

ZIPCityDistance
81646 Molina, CO 7.8 mi
81526 Palisade, CO 10.9 mi
81520 Clifton, CO 15.3 mi
81418 Eckert, CO 16.3 mi
81413 Cedaredge, CO 16.9 mi
81504 Grand Junction, CO 18.2 mi
81503 Grand Junction, CO 19.1 mi
81502 Grand Junction, CO 19.3 mi
81501 Grand Junction, CO 21.6 mi
81624 Collbran, CO 21.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81643?

81643 is in Mesa, Colorado, in Mesa County, part of the Grand Junction, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1241, -108.1493.

What county is 81643 in?

81643 lies in Mesa County.

What area code is 81643?

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

What time zone is 81643 in?

81643 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81643?

About 1,133 people live in ZIP code 81643, in 443 households, at 7.3 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 81643?

$106,813 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81643?

The closest are 81646 (7.8 mi), 81526 (10.9 mi), 81520 (15.3 mi), 81418 (16.3 mi) and 81413 (16.9 mi).

Is 81643 a PO Box ZIP code?

81643 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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