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80212

ZIP 80212 is in Denver, Colorado, mostly in Denver County; area codes 303, 720 and 983; Mountain time. Denver has 66 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Denver +2 more
Population
20,746
Coordinates
39.7720, -105.0480
☼ Live from 80212 — Denver, CO

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Where 80212 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 80212
  • 🔢 Type 80212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,212 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 1823. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80211 (Denver, CO, 2 mi away) and 80214 (Denver, CO, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80212 becomes 21208 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pikesville, MD, 1,502 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01822, 02128, 02812, 08212, 08221, 10282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02128 in Boston, MA, 1,770 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯343 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80212 and you would come out at 39.77°S, 74.95°E — 701 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 80212 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,746This ZIP20,746
Households10,212This ZIP10,212
Housing units10,735This ZIP10,735
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$124,972This ZIP$124,972Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$744,500This ZIP$744,500Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,799This ZIP$1,799Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.4%This ZIP65.4%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density5,822.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,822.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments801This ZIP801
Employees5,591This ZIP5,591
Annual payroll$285,108,000This ZIP$285,108,000
Tax returns filed10,930This ZIP10,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,539,662,000This ZIP$1,539,662,000

Land area

Land area3.56 sq miThis ZIP3.56 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 80212 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Denver County 74.5%
Jefferson County 18.6%
Adams County 6.9%

Other place names in 80212

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

ZIP codes near 80212

ZIPCityDistance
80211 Denver, CO 1.5 mi
80034 Wheat Ridge, CO 1.6 mi
80214 Denver, CO 2.3 mi
80204 Denver, CO 3.0 mi
80001 Arvada, CO 3.0 mi
80006 Arvada, CO 3.0 mi
80033 Wheat Ridge, CO 3.0 mi
80202 Denver, CO 3.0 mi
80256 Denver, CO 3.4 mi
80294 Denver, CO 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80212?

80212 is in Denver, Colorado, in Denver County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7720, -105.0480.

What county is 80212 in?

80212 spans 3 counties: Denver County, Jefferson County and Adams County. Most of it falls in Denver 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 80212?

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

What time zone is 80212 in?

80212 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80212?

About 20,746 people live in ZIP code 80212, in 10,212 households, at 5,822.6 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 80212?

$124,972 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80212?

The closest are 80211 (1.5 mi), 80034 (1.6 mi), 80214 (2.3 mi), 80204 (3 mi) and 80001 (3 mi).

Is 80212 a PO Box ZIP code?

80212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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