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80016

ZIP 80016 is in Aurora, Colorado, mostly in Arapahoe County; area codes 303, 720 and 983; Mountain time. Aurora has 17 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Arapahoe +1 more
Population
68,268
Coordinates
39.5930, -104.7224
☼ Live from 80016 — Aurora, CO

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Where 80016 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80016
  • 🔢 Type 80016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1667. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80015 (Aurora, CO, 4 mi away) and 80017 (Aurora, CO, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80016 becomes 61008 — and that is a real ZIP code: Belvidere, IL, 848 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00681, 01068, 01086, 01608, 01860, 06018, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00681 in Mayaguez, PR, 2,682 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯327 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80016 and you would come out at 39.59°S, 75.28°E — 718 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 32.3 square miles of land, 80016 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population68,268This ZIP68,268
Households23,982This ZIP23,982
Housing units24,763This ZIP24,763
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$150,492This ZIP$150,492Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$761,700This ZIP$761,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,195This ZIP$2,195Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%This ZIP59.1%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density2,113.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,113.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,402This ZIP1,402
Employees12,506This ZIP12,506
Annual payroll$518,576,000This ZIP$518,576,000
Tax returns filed33,180This ZIP33,180
Total adjusted gross income$4,745,998,000This ZIP$4,745,998,000

Land area

Land area32.30 sq miThis ZIP32.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 80016 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Arapahoe County 95.4%
Douglas County 4.6%

Other place names in 80016

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 80016

ZIPCityDistance
80015 Aurora, CO 4.5 mi
80013 Aurora, CO 5.3 mi
80138 Parker, CO 5.9 mi
80112 Englewood, CO 7.7 mi
80018 Aurora, CO 7.8 mi
80014 Aurora, CO 7.8 mi
80017 Aurora, CO 7.9 mi
80134 Parker, CO 8.2 mi
80111 Englewood, CO 8.6 mi
80012 Aurora, CO 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80016?

80016 is in Aurora, Colorado, in Arapahoe County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5930, -104.7224.

What county is 80016 in?

80016 spans 2 counties: Arapahoe County and Douglas County. Most of it falls in Arapahoe County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 80016?

Aurora uses area codes 303, 720 and 983, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 80016 in?

80016 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80016?

About 68,268 people live in ZIP code 80016, in 23,982 households, at 2,113.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 80016?

$150,492 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80016?

The closest are 80015 (4.5 mi), 80013 (5.3 mi), 80138 (5.9 mi), 80112 (7.7 mi) and 80018 (7.8 mi).

Is 80016 a PO Box ZIP code?

80016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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