Residential delivery area · Colorado
ZIP Code 81429: Paradox, CO
ZIP code 81429 uses the postal name Paradox, Colorado and lies entirely in Montrose County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 130 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $69,000 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Paradox · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Montrose County
- Micro area
- Montrose, CO
- House district
- CO-3 119th Congress
- State
- Colorado
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 216.3 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 81429?
81429 centers on 38.379°, -108.883° and covers 216.3 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 81411, 81422, 81522, 84532, 84530, 81423.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 81429, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 81429 compare with the rest of Montrose County?
| Measure | 81429 | In Montrose County | In CO |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 129 | 11th of 12 | 477th of 527 |
| Median household income | $69k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
81429's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (129). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 3% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 81429?
The 2020 Census counted 108 people in 81429; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 129. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 129±69 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 108
- Households
- 44
- Median age
- 66.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 81429?
Of the 129 people the ACS estimates in 81429, 0.0% are under 18 and 72.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (99.2%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 6427.9%
- 65 and older72.1%
- White, not Hispanic99.2%
- Hispanic or Latino0.8%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 81429 earn?
Median household income is $69,000 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $69,000±$46,208
- Income per person
- $41,178
- Below the poverty line
- 10.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 10.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 12.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 81429?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 70
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 81429?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81411 | Bedrock | 24 | $59k | 10.2 mi |
| 81422 | Naturita | 589 | $28k | 10.3 mi |
| 81522 | Gateway | 0 | – | 21.3 mi |
| 84532 | Moab, UT | 10,585 | $68k | 28.8 mi |
| 84530 | La Sal, UT | 402 | – | 29.8 mi |
| 81423 | Norwood | 1,176 | $62k | 35.6 mi |
| 81424 | Nucla | 1,079 | $40k | 20.8 mi (near) |
| 81431 | Redvale | 745 | $83k | 25.8 mi (near) |
| 81325 | Egnar | 95 | $57k | 33.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.