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80427

ZIP 80427 is Central City, Colorado, in Gilpin County; area codes 303, 720 and 983; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Gilpin
Population
567
Coordinates
39.7937, -105.5241
☼ Live from 80427 — Central City, CO

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Where 80427 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 80427
  • 🔢 Type 80427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,427 = 3 × 17 × 19 × 83. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80426 (Burns, CO, 78 mi away) and 80428 (Clark, CO, 103 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80427 becomes 72408, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04287 in Bowdoin, ME, 1,837 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯368 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80427 and you would come out at 39.79°S, 74.48°E — 692 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 14.4 square miles of land, 80427 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population567This ZIP567
Households335This ZIP335
Housing units536This ZIP536
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,264This ZIP$62,264Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$364,300This ZIP$364,300Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,482This ZIP$1,482Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute14.1 minThis ZIP14.1 min
Population density39.2 / sq miThis ZIP39.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees687This ZIP687
Annual payroll$36,301,000This ZIP$36,301,000

Land area

Land area14.45 sq miThis ZIP14.45 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 80427

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ZIP codes near 80427

ZIPCityDistance
80422 Black Hawk, CO 4.8 mi
80436 Dumont, CO 6.2 mi
80452 Idaho Springs, CO 6.9 mi
80474 Rollinsville, CO 9.3 mi
80471 Pinecliffe, CO 11.2 mi
80403 Golden, CO 11.3 mi
80439 Evergreen, CO 11.9 mi
80466 Nederland, CO 13.5 mi
80438 Empire, CO 14.9 mi
80025 Eldorado Springs, CO 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80427?

80427 is in Central City, Colorado, in Gilpin County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7937, -105.5241.

What county is 80427 in?

80427 lies in Gilpin County.

What area code is 80427?

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

What time zone is 80427 in?

80427 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80427?

About 567 people live in ZIP code 80427, in 335 households, at 39.2 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 80427?

$62,264 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80427?

The closest are 80422 (4.8 mi), 80436 (6.2 mi), 80452 (6.9 mi), 80474 (9.3 mi) and 80471 (11.2 mi).

Is 80427 a PO Box ZIP code?

80427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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