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80216

ZIP 80216 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 +1 more
Population
17,330
Coordinates
39.7877, -104.9611
☼ Live from 80216 — Denver, CO

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Where 80216 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 80216
  • 🔢 Type 80216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 37 × 271. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80215 (Denver, CO, 9 mi away) and 80217 (Denver, CO, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80216 becomes 61208, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02186 in Milton, MA, 1,763 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯339 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80216 and you would come out at 39.79°S, 75.04°E — 702 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 10.1 square miles of land, 80216 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,330This ZIP17,330
Households6,854This ZIP6,854
Housing units7,573This ZIP7,573
Median age29.8This ZIP29.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$82,143This ZIP$82,143Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$425,700This ZIP$425,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,953This ZIP$1,953Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%This ZIP38.3%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density1,708.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,708.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,498This ZIP1,498
Employees38,527This ZIP38,527
Annual payroll$2,695,486,000This ZIP$2,695,486,000
Tax returns filed9,360This ZIP9,360
Total adjusted gross income$521,908,000This ZIP$521,908,000

Land area

Land area10.14 sq miThis ZIP10.14 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 80216 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Denver County 72.1%
Adams County 27.9%

Other place names in 80216

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

ZIP codes near 80216

ZIPCityDistance
80205 Denver, CO 2.0 mi
80037 Commerce City, CO 2.0 mi
80207 Denver, CO 3.0 mi
80294 Denver, CO 3.0 mi
80202 Denver, CO 3.2 mi
80266 Denver, CO 3.2 mi
80293 Denver, CO 3.3 mi
80256 Denver, CO 3.3 mi
80259 Denver, CO 3.3 mi
80290 Denver, CO 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80216?

80216 is in Denver, Colorado, in Denver County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7877, -104.9611.

What county is 80216 in?

80216 spans 2 counties: Denver 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 80216?

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

What time zone is 80216 in?

80216 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80216?

About 17,330 people live in ZIP code 80216, in 6,854 households, at 1,708.7 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 80216?

$82,143 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80216?

The closest are 80205 (2 mi), 80037 (2 mi), 80207 (3 mi), 80294 (3 mi) and 80202 (3.2 mi).

Is 80216 a PO Box ZIP code?

80216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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