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80422

ZIP 80422 is Black Hawk, Colorado, in Gilpin County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Gilpin
Population
4,363
Coordinates
39.8616, -105.5398
☼ Live from 80422 — Black Hawk, CO

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Where 80422 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 80422
  • 🔢 Type 80422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,422 = 2 × 79 × 509. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80421 (Bailey, CO, 28 mi away) and 80423 (Bond, CO, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80422 becomes 22408 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fredericksburg, VA, 1,505 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04228 in East Livermore, ME, 1,827 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯369 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80422 and you would come out at 39.86°S, 74.46°E — 688 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 20m.
  • 📏 At 107.1 square miles of land, 80422 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,363This ZIP4,363
Households2,407This ZIP2,407
Housing units2,792This ZIP2,792
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$95,625This ZIP$95,625Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$588,800This ZIP$588,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,719This ZIP$1,719Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.1%This ZIP53.1%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density40.7 / sq miThis ZIP40.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments92This ZIP92
Employees3,748This ZIP3,748
Annual payroll$210,413,000This ZIP$210,413,000
Tax returns filed1,960This ZIP1,960
Total adjusted gross income$186,164,000This ZIP$186,164,000

Land area

Land area107.10 sq miThis ZIP107.10 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 80422

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ZIP codes near 80422

ZIPCityDistance
80474 Rollinsville, CO 4.5 mi
80427 Central City, CO 4.8 mi
80436 Dumont, CO 7.7 mi
80471 Pinecliffe, CO 8.1 mi
80466 Nederland, CO 8.7 mi
80452 Idaho Springs, CO 10.8 mi
80403 Golden, CO 12.0 mi
80482 Winter Park, CO 13.3 mi
80025 Eldorado Springs, CO 13.5 mi
80308 Boulder, CO 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80422?

80422 is in Black Hawk, Colorado, in Gilpin County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8616, -105.5398.

What county is 80422 in?

80422 lies in Gilpin County.

What area code is 80422?

Black Hawk uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 80422 in?

80422 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80422?

About 4,363 people live in ZIP code 80422, in 2,407 households, at 40.7 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 80422?

$95,625 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80422?

The closest are 80474 (4.5 mi), 80427 (4.8 mi), 80436 (7.7 mi), 80471 (8.1 mi) and 80466 (8.7 mi).

Is 80422 a PO Box ZIP code?

80422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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