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81656 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 81656 covers Woody Creek, Colorado.

Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$5,545,005up 35% in five years
Degree or higher
57.5%22.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
19

Where 81656 is

Woody Creek, Colorado — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Family households57.5%
Born outside the US11.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)88%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino7.1%
Veterans6.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k39.6%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k4.4%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more33.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$2,000,000+
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes20.4%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house81.9%
Mobile home18.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$5,545,005as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 125.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$5,545,005$1,906,491

$1,906,491 in 2006 to $5,545,005 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.5%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone75.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity22.8% 10.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.4% 10 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.6% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.3% 9.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments19
People employed160
Annual payroll$9,670,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 99.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.7 out of 100
Community resilience57.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide99.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity44.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave16Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm11.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Colorado and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPColoradoUnited States
Median household income$92,470$78,538
Income per person$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$2,000,000+$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,693$1,348
Homeownership100%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.5%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.5%5.2%
Works from home0%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US11.6%9.6%13.9%
Median age37.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationASPEN PITKIN CO AP, CO US7.2 km away
Rain in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January34.6°F / 8.7°F1.05 in rain
February38°F / 12.4°F0.9 in rain
March46.3°F / 20.7°F1.03 in rain
April54.7°F / 28°F1.8 in rain
May65°F / 35.1°F1.52 in rain
June77.1°F / 42.1°F0.88 in rain
July82.2°F / 48.3°F1.64 in rain
August79.5°F / 47.2°F1.48 in rain
September72.3°F / 39.9°F1.43 in rain
October59.7°F / 29°F1.33 in rain
November45.2°F / 18.7°F1.04 in rain
December34.3°F / 9.2°F0.82 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Aspen School District 1100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability7.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

81612 Aspen, CO6.8 km away
81615 Snowmass Village, CO7.5 km away
81621 Basalt, CO11.7 km away
81611 Aspen, CO11.7 km away
81654 Snowmass, CO13 km away
81642 Meredith, CO21 km away
81623 Carbondale, CO26.6 km away
81631 Eagle, CO40.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Pitkin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area59.24 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2831, -106.8985

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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