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80117

ZIP 80117 is Kiowa, Colorado, in Elbert County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Elbert
Population
2,756
Coordinates
39.3955, -104.3896
☼ Live from 80117 — Kiowa, CO

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Where 80117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80117
  • 🔢 Type 80117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,117 = 113 × 709. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80116 (Franktown, CO, 18 mi away) and 80118 (Larkspur, CO, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80117 becomes 71108 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shreveport, LA, 762 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01718, 10178, 11780, 17018, 17081, 17108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01718 in Acton, MA, 1,722 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯311 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80117 and you would come out at 39.40°S, 75.61°E — 737 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 188.0 square miles of land, 80117 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 143 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,756This ZIP2,756
Households1,019This ZIP1,019
Housing units1,068This ZIP1,068
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$115,673This ZIP$115,673Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$667,100This ZIP$667,100Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,217This ZIP$1,217Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute39.8 minThis ZIP39.8 min
Population density14.7 / sq miThis ZIP14.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments94This ZIP94
Employees544This ZIP544
Annual payroll$31,135,000This ZIP$31,135,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$130,845,000This ZIP$130,845,000

Land area

Land area187.95 sq miThis ZIP187.95 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 80117

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

ZIP codes near 80117

ZIPCityDistance
80107 Elizabeth, CO 9.8 mi
80106 Elbert, CO 16.0 mi
80138 Parker, CO 17.2 mi
80116 Franktown, CO 17.9 mi
80134 Parker, CO 21.7 mi
80016 Aurora, CO 22.4 mi
80835 Simla, CO 23.1 mi
80102 Bennett, CO 23.5 mi
80041 Aurora, CO 23.7 mi
80044 Aurora, CO 23.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80117?

80117 is in Kiowa, Colorado, in Elbert County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3955, -104.3896.

What county is 80117 in?

80117 lies in Elbert County.

What time zone is 80117 in?

80117 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80117?

About 2,756 people live in ZIP code 80117, in 1,019 households, at 14.7 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 80117?

$115,673 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80117?

The closest are 80107 (9.8 mi), 80106 (16 mi), 80138 (17.2 mi), 80116 (17.9 mi) and 80134 (21.7 mi).

Is 80117 a PO Box ZIP code?

80117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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