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Lafayette ZIP code, Colorado

The ZIP code for Lafayette, CO is 80026, and its area codes are 303, 720 and 983.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
30,602
Area codes
303, 720, 983

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lafayette itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Denver (8.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Lafayette uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Lafayette in numbers

About 30,602 people live in Lafayette, in 12,628 households, the 32nd-largest of Colorado's 471 census places. The median household income is $119,040 a year, 25% above the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $686,500 (27% above the Colorado median), and median gross rent is $2,121 a month. The median age is 39.1; 63.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (45.7% across Colorado); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population30,602Lafayette30,602
Households12,628Lafayette12,628
Median age39.1Lafayette39.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$119,040Lafayette$119,040Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$686,500Lafayette$686,500Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,121Lafayette$2,121Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.5%Lafayette63.5%Colorado45.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.6 minLafayette23.6 minColorado25.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,307 / sq miLafayette3,307 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Lafayette city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Lafayette

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Lafayette
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
80026 Lafayette , CO Standard 32,701 $120,187 $705,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Lafayette

These ZIP codes cover part of Lafayette but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Lafayette
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
80020 Broomfield , CO Standard 54,201 $117,243 $601,800
80027 Louisville , CO Standard 34,127 $154,232 $890,200

Map of Lafayette ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Lafayette, 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 Lafayette

The nearest larger towns are Broomfield (76,304 people, 3.8 mi), Erie (33,808 people, 4.5 mi) and Westminster (115,484 people, 8.2 mi).

Towns near Lafayette
TownPopulationDistance
Louisville 20,786 2.9 mi
Broomfield 76,304 3.8 mi
Erie 33,808 4.5 mi
Superior 13,305 5.4 mi
Gunbarrel 10,051 6.1 mi
Niwot 3,447 7.7 mi
Westminster 115,484 8.2 mi
Boulder 106,433 8.3 mi
Northglenn 38,014 8.5 mi
Dacono 6,530 9.4 mi
Thornton 144,187 9.8 mi
Shaw Heights 5,565 10.0 mi
Federal Heights 14,125 10.0 mi
Frederick 16,651 10.1 mi

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