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80498

ZIP 80498 is in Silverthorne, Colorado, mostly in Summit County; area code 970; Mountain time. Silverthorne has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 80497.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Summit +1 more
Metro area
Breckenridge, CO
Population
8,881
Coordinates
39.7466, -106.2705
☼ Live from 80498 — Silverthorne, CO

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Where 80498 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 80498
  • 🔢 Type 80498 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGhOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,498 = 2 × 11 × 3659. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80497 (Silverthorne, CO, 11 mi away) and 80501 (Longmont, CO, 68 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80498 becomes 89408 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fernley, NV, 676 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04988, 09848, 09884, 40988, 48089, 48098, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09848 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,657 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯408 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80498 and you would come out at 39.75°S, 73.73°E — 685 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 21m.
  • 📏 At 294.8 square miles of land, 80498 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 224 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,881This ZIP8,881
Households3,639This ZIP3,639
Housing units6,780This ZIP6,780
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$105,897This ZIP$105,897Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$824,200This ZIP$824,200Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,826This ZIP$1,826Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.7%This ZIP49.7%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density30.1 / sq miThis ZIP30.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments471This ZIP471
Employees3,031This ZIP3,031
Annual payroll$150,694,000This ZIP$150,694,000
Tax returns filed3,290This ZIP3,290
Total adjusted gross income$426,880,000This ZIP$426,880,000

Land area

Land area294.82 sq miThis ZIP294.82 sq mi
Water area6.44 sq miThis ZIP6.44 sq mi

Counties 80498 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Summit County 93.7%
Grand County 6.3%

Other place names in 80498

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

ZIP codes near 80498

ZIPCityDistance
81657 Vail, CO 7.3 mi
80497 Silverthorne, CO 11.3 mi
80468 Parshall, CO 14.4 mi
81658 Vail, CO 14.7 mi
81620 Avon, CO 15.4 mi
80423 Bond, CO 16.6 mi
80443 Frisco, CO 17.6 mi
81649 Red Cliff, CO 18.2 mi
81632 Edwards, CO 19.8 mi
80435 Dillon, CO 21.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80498?

80498 is in Silverthorne, Colorado, in Summit County, part of the Breckenridge, CO micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7466, -106.2705.

What county is 80498 in?

80498 spans 2 counties: Summit County and Grand County. Most of it falls in Summit 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 80498?

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

What time zone is 80498 in?

80498 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80498?

About 8,881 people live in ZIP code 80498, in 3,639 households, at 30.1 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 80498?

$105,897 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80498?

The closest are 81657 (7.3 mi), 80497 (11.3 mi), 80468 (14.4 mi), 81658 (14.7 mi) and 81620 (15.4 mi).

Is 80498 a PO Box ZIP code?

80498 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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