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81655

ZIP 81655 is Wolcott, Colorado, in Eagle County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Eagle
Metro area
Edwards, CO
Population
227
Coordinates
39.7531, -106.6859
☼ Live from 81655 — Wolcott, CO

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Where 81655 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 81655
  • 🔢 Type 81655 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 81,655 = 5 × 7 × 2333. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011111011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81654 (Snowmass, CO, 42 mi away) and 81656 (Woody Creek, CO, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 81655 becomes 55618, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15658, 15685, 15856, 15865, 16855, 18655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18655 in Shickshinny, PA, 1,597 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯430 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81655 and you would come out at 39.75°S, 73.31°E — 680 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 62.0 square miles of land, 81655 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population227This ZIP227
Households80This ZIP80
Housing units143This ZIP143
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$125,539This ZIP$125,539Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$2,000,000+This ZIP$2,000,000+Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher34.2%This ZIP34.2%
Population density3.7 / sq miThis ZIP3.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees161This ZIP161
Annual payroll$15,458,000This ZIP$15,458,000

Land area

Land area62.04 sq miThis ZIP62.04 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 81655

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

ZIP codes near 81655

ZIPCityDistance
80423 Bond, CO 9.5 mi
81631 Eagle, CO 9.9 mi
81632 Edwards, CO 9.9 mi
81658 Vail, CO 13.4 mi
81620 Avon, CO 13.7 mi
80463 Mc Coy, CO 16.3 mi
80426 Burns, CO 18.3 mi
80479 Toponas, CO 18.6 mi
81657 Vail, CO 20.4 mi
80498 Silverthorne, CO 22.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 81655?

81655 is in Wolcott, Colorado, in Eagle County, part of the Edwards, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7531, -106.6859.

What county is 81655 in?

81655 lies in Eagle County.

What area code is 81655?

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

What time zone is 81655 in?

81655 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 81655?

About 227 people live in ZIP code 81655, in 80 households, at 3.7 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 81655?

$125,539 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 81655?

The closest are 80423 (9.5 mi), 81631 (9.9 mi), 81632 (9.9 mi), 81658 (13.4 mi) and 81620 (13.7 mi).

Is 81655 a PO Box ZIP code?

81655 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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