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80487

ZIP 80487 is in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in Routt County; area code 970; Mountain time. Steamboat Springs has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 80477 and 80488.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Routt
Population
18,525
Coordinates
40.5814, -106.8860
☼ Live from 80487 — Steamboat Springs, CO

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Where 80487 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80487
  • 🔢 Type 80487 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBhOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,487 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 271. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101001100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80483 (Yampa, CO, 34 mi away) and 80488 (Steamboat Springs, CO, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80487 becomes 78408 — and that is a real ZIP code: Corpus Christi, TX, 1,033 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07848, 47808, 47880, 48708, 48807, 48870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07848 in Lafayette, NJ, 1,674 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯441 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80487 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 73.11°E — 622 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 795.8 square miles of land, 80487 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 604 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,525This ZIP18,525
Households8,390This ZIP8,390
Housing units13,552This ZIP13,552
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$109,659This ZIP$109,659Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$1,055,900This ZIP$1,055,900Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,042This ZIP$2,042Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%This ZIP59.5%
Mean commute16.6 minThis ZIP16.6 min
Population density23.3 / sq miThis ZIP23.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,400This ZIP1,400
Employees12,533This ZIP12,533
Annual payroll$605,121,000This ZIP$605,121,000
Tax returns filed6,340This ZIP6,340
Total adjusted gross income$1,007,369,000This ZIP$1,007,369,000

Land area

Land area795.80 sq miThis ZIP795.80 sq mi
Water area1.70 sq miThis ZIP1.70 sq mi

Other place names in 80487

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ZIP codes near 80487

ZIPCityDistance
80488 Steamboat Springs, CO 3.0 mi
80477 Steamboat Springs, CO 7.2 mi
80428 Clark, CO 18.2 mi
81639 Hayden, CO 19.0 mi
80430 Coalmont, CO 25.0 mi
80469 Phippsburg, CO 25.7 mi
80467 Oak Creek, CO 26.0 mi
81653 Slater, CO 28.6 mi
80480 Walden, CO 29.2 mi
80483 Yampa, CO 33.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80487?

80487 is in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in Routt County, part of the Steamboat Springs, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5814, -106.8860.

What county is 80487 in?

80487 lies in Routt County.

What area code is 80487?

Steamboat Springs uses area code 970, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 80487 in?

80487 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80487?

About 18,525 people live in ZIP code 80487, in 8,390 households, at 23.3 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 80487?

$109,659 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80487?

The closest are 80488 (3 mi), 80477 (7.2 mi), 80428 (18.2 mi), 81639 (19 mi) and 80430 (25 mi).

Is 80487 a PO Box ZIP code?

80487 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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