81656
ZIP 81656 is Woody Creek, Colorado, in Pitkin County; area code 970; Mountain time.
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Where 81656 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 81656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgIB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 81,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 59 × 173. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011111011111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 81655 (Wolcott, CO, 33 mi away) and 81657 (Vail, CO, 35 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 81656 becomes 65618 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brixey, MO, 803 miles away.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15668, 15686, 15866, 16685, 16856, 16865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18656 in Sweet Valley, PA, 1,610 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
- 🎯439 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 81656 and you would come out at 39.28°S, 73.21°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 59.2 square miles of land, 81656 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing
| Population | 459This ZIP459 |
|---|---|
| Households | 191This ZIP191 |
| Housing units | 250This ZIP250 |
| Median age | 52.5This ZIP52.5Colorado37.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $250,000+This ZIP$250,000+Colorado$95,470US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 53.9%This ZIP53.9% |
| Population density | 7.7 / sq miThis ZIP7.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 21This ZIP21 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 165This ZIP165 |
| Annual payroll | $10,975,000This ZIP$10,975,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 59.24 sq miThis ZIP59.24 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 81656
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 81656
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
81621 | Basalt, CO | 8.3 mi |
81615 | Snowmass Village, CO | 9.5 mi |
81611 | Aspen, CO | 10.5 mi |
81642 | Meredith, CO | 12.0 mi |
81654 | Snowmass, CO | 14.8 mi |
81612 | Aspen, CO | 16.1 mi |
81623 | Carbondale, CO | 20.2 mi |
81251 | Twin Lakes, CO | 21.0 mi |
81645 | Minturn, CO | 21.4 mi |
81631 | Eagle, CO | 24.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 81656?
81656 is in Woody Creek, Colorado, in Pitkin County, part of the Rifle, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2795, -106.7871.
What county is 81656 in?
81656 lies in Pitkin County.
What area code is 81656?
Woody Creek uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 81656 in?
81656 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 81656?
About 459 people live in ZIP code 81656, in 191 households, at 7.7 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 81656?
$250,000+ a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.
What ZIP codes are near 81656?
The closest are 81621 (8.3 mi), 81615 (9.5 mi), 81611 (10.5 mi), 81642 (12 mi) and 81654 (14.8 mi).
Is 81656 a PO Box ZIP code?
81656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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