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81649

ZIP 81649 is Red Cliff, Colorado, in Eagle County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Eagle
Metro area
Edwards, CO
Population
345
Coordinates
39.4843, -106.2916
☼ Live from 81649 — Red Cliff, CO

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Where 81649 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81649
  • 🔢 Type 81649 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 81649 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81648 (Rangely, CO, 136 mi away) and 81650 (Rifle, CO, 99 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81649 becomes 94618 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakland, CA, 867 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14869, 16849, 16948, 18469, 18946, 18964, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96841 in Honolulu, HI, 3,269 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯411 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81649 and you would come out at 39.48°S, 73.71°E — 703 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 139.1 square miles of land, 81649 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population345This ZIP345
Households146This ZIP146
Housing units180This ZIP180
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median home value$852,000This ZIP$852,000Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,239This ZIP$1,239Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.5%This ZIP61.5%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density2.5 / sq miThis ZIP2.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$2,489,000This ZIP$2,489,000

Land area

Land area139.12 sq miThis ZIP139.12 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Other place names in 81649

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ZIP codes near 81649

ZIPCityDistance
80443 Frisco, CO 6.4 mi
81645 Minturn, CO 9.1 mi
81657 Vail, CO 11.5 mi
81620 Avon, CO 14.4 mi
80420 Alma, CO 14.5 mi
80497 Silverthorne, CO 14.6 mi
81658 Vail, CO 14.6 mi
80424 Breckenridge, CO 15.3 mi
80461 Leadville, CO 16.7 mi
80429 Climax, CO 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81649?

81649 is in Red Cliff, Colorado, in Eagle County, part of the Edwards, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4843, -106.2916.

What county is 81649 in?

81649 lies in Eagle County.

What area code is 81649?

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

What time zone is 81649 in?

81649 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81649?

About 345 people live in ZIP code 81649, in 146 households, at 2.5 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 81649?

The closest are 80443 (6.4 mi), 81645 (9.1 mi), 81657 (11.5 mi), 81620 (14.4 mi) and 80420 (14.5 mi).

Is 81649 a PO Box ZIP code?

81649 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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