81650
ZIP 81650 is Rifle, 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
- 14,083
- Coordinates
- 39.7510, -108.1137
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Where 81650 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 81650 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,650 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 23 × 71. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011111011110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81649 (Red Cliff, CO, 99 mi away) and 81652 (Silt, CO, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81650 becomes 05618, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01568, 01586, 01865, 05681, 05861, 06518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01865 in Nutting Lake, MA, 1,912 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯506 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81650 and you would come out at 39.75°S, 71.89°E — 668 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
- 📏 At 1,022.7 square miles of land, 81650 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 776 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 14,083This ZIP14,083 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4,799This ZIP4,799 |
| Housing units | 5,082This ZIP5,082 |
| Median age | 32.6This ZIP32.6Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $81,025This ZIP$81,025Colorado$95,470US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $418,200This ZIP$418,200Colorado$539,400US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,301This ZIP$1,301Colorado$1,761US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.4%This ZIP18.4% |
| Mean commute | 31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min |
| Population density | 13.8 / sq miThis ZIP13.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 477This ZIP477 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 4,548This ZIP4,548 |
| Annual payroll | $267,398,000This ZIP$267,398,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,550This ZIP6,550 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $432,333,000This ZIP$432,333,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1,022.70 sq miThis ZIP1,022.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.10 sq miThis ZIP2.10 sq mi |
Counties 81650 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Rio Blanco County | 60.0% |
| Garfield County | 40.0% |
Other place names in 81650
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 81650
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81635 | Parachute, CO | 15.1 mi |
81636 | Battlement Mesa, CO | 22.7 mi |
81641 | Meeker, CO | 29.3 mi |
81652 | Silt, CO | 30.6 mi |
81630 | De Beque, CO | 31.4 mi |
81647 | New Castle, CO | 33.1 mi |
81648 | Rangely, CO | 37.5 mi |
81601 | Glenwood Springs, CO | 42.7 mi |
81643 | Mesa, CO | 43.4 mi |
81602 | Glenwood Springs, CO | 44.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81650?
81650 is in Rifle, Colorado, in Rio Blanco County. Its published point location is 39.7510, -108.1137.
What county is 81650 in?
81650 spans 2 counties: Rio Blanco County and Garfield 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 81650?
Rifle uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81650 in?
81650 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81650?
About 14,083 people live in ZIP code 81650, in 4,799 households, at 13.8 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 81650?
$81,025 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.
What ZIP codes are near 81650?
The closest are 81635 (15.1 mi), 81636 (22.7 mi), 81641 (29.3 mi), 81652 (30.6 mi) and 81630 (31.4 mi).
Is 81650 a PO Box ZIP code?
81650 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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