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Central City ZIP code, Colorado

The ZIP code for Central City, CO is 80427, and its area codes are 303, 720 and 983.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
567
Area codes
303, 720, 983

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Central City itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Denver (19.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Central City in numbers

About 567 people live in Central City, in 335 households. The median household income is $62,264 a year, 35% below the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $364,300 (32% below the Colorado median).

Population567Central City567
Households335Central City335
Median household income$62,264Central City$62,264Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$364,300Central City$364,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Central City. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Central City

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Central City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
80427 Central City , CO Standard 567 $62,264 $364,300

Map of Central City ZIP codes

80427

The ZIP codes of Central City, CO, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Central City

The nearest larger towns are Idaho Springs (1,986 people, 3.2 mi), Floyd Hill (841 people, 7.0 mi) and Empire (672 people, 8.7 mi).

Towns near Central City
TownPopulationDistance
Evergreen 8,602 14.7 mi
Genesee 3,778 15.3 mi
Golden 20,417 17.0 mi
Fairmount 9,902 18.7 mi
West Pleasant View 5,051 18.8 mi
Applewood 8,350 18.9 mi
Arvada 122,634 20.0 mi
Boulder 106,433 21.5 mi
Superior 13,305 21.6 mi
Wheat Ridge 32,070 22.3 mi
Lakewood 156,583 22.6 mi
Louisville 20,786 23.6 mi
Dakota Ridge 33,753 23.9 mi
Edgewater 4,932 24.7 mi

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