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80227

ZIP 80227 is in Denver, Colorado, mostly in Jefferson County; area codes 303, 720 and 983; Mountain time. Denver has 66 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Jefferson +1 more
Population
34,907
Coordinates
39.6655, -105.1022
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Where 80227 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 80227
  • 🔢 Type 80227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,227 = 7 × 73 × 157. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100101100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80226 (Denver, CO, 3 mi away) and 80228 (Denver, CO, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80227 becomes 72208, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02827, 02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02872 in Prudence Island, RI, 1,765 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯347 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80227 and you would come out at 39.67°S, 74.90°E — 707 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 22m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 80227 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,907This ZIP34,907
Households15,589This ZIP15,589
Housing units16,453This ZIP16,453
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$90,316This ZIP$90,316Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$559,200This ZIP$559,200Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,872This ZIP$1,872Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%This ZIP43.6%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density3,228.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,228.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments754This ZIP754
Employees5,575This ZIP5,575
Annual payroll$254,312,000This ZIP$254,312,000
Tax returns filed19,340This ZIP19,340
Total adjusted gross income$1,742,632,000This ZIP$1,742,632,000

Land area

Land area10.81 sq miThis ZIP10.81 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Counties 80227 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 85.6%
Denver County 14.4%

Other place names in 80227

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

ZIP codes near 80227

ZIPCityDistance
80235 Denver, CO 1.4 mi
80232 Denver, CO 1.7 mi
80225 Denver, CO 2.4 mi
80226 Denver, CO 3.1 mi
80236 Denver, CO 3.5 mi
80123 Littleton, CO 3.8 mi
80219 Denver, CO 4.1 mi
80228 Denver, CO 4.3 mi
80110 Englewood, CO 5.0 mi
80215 Denver, CO 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80227?

80227 is in Denver, Colorado, in Jefferson County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6655, -105.1022.

What county is 80227 in?

80227 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Denver County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 80227?

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

What time zone is 80227 in?

80227 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80227?

About 34,907 people live in ZIP code 80227, in 15,589 households, at 3,228.2 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 80227?

$90,316 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80227?

The closest are 80235 (1.4 mi), 80232 (1.7 mi), 80225 (2.4 mi), 80226 (3.1 mi) and 80236 (3.5 mi).

Is 80227 a PO Box ZIP code?

80227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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