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Welby ZIP codes, Colorado

No ZIP code is named for Welby, CO; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 80229. Its area codes are 303, 720 and 983.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
16,197
Area codes
303, 720, 983

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Welby itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Denver (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Welby in numbers

About 16,197 people live in Welby, in 5,894 households, the 49th-largest of Colorado's 471 census places. The median household income is $80,026 a year, 16% below the Colorado median of $95,470 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $385,000 (29% below the Colorado median), and median gross rent is $1,656 a month. The median age is 35.0; 14.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (45.7% across Colorado); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population16,197Welby16,197
Households5,894Welby5,894
Median age35.0Welby35.0Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$80,026Welby$80,026Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$385,000Welby$385,000Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,656Welby$1,656Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%Welby14.8%Colorado45.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.7 minWelby27.7 minColorado25.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,383 / sq miWelby4,383 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Welby

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

ZIP codes overlapping Welby
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
80229 Denver , CO Standard 55,092 $84,203 $417,500

Map of Welby ZIP codes

80229

The ZIP codes of Welby, 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 Welby

The nearest larger towns are Sherrelwood (18,692 people, 2.0 mi), Northglenn (38,014 people, 5.0 mi) and Thornton (144,187 people, 5.7 mi).

Towns near Welby
TownPopulationDistance
Sherrelwood 18,692 2.0 mi
Twin Lakes 8,030 2.4 mi
Derby 8,453 2.6 mi
Federal Heights 14,125 3.1 mi
Shaw Heights 5,565 4.1 mi
Berkley 10,789 4.1 mi
Northglenn 38,014 5.0 mi
Thornton 144,187 5.7 mi
Westminster 115,484 5.8 mi
Denver 718,877 7.0 mi
Edgewater 4,932 8.0 mi
Wheat Ridge 32,070 8.7 mi
Broomfield 76,304 9.0 mi
Commerce City 66,445 9.5 mi

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