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80542

ZIP 80542 is Mead, Colorado, in Weld County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Weld
Metro area
Greeley, CO
Population
5,155
Coordinates
40.2341, -104.9990
☼ Live from 80542 — Mead, CO

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Where 80542 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 80542
  • 🔢 Type 80542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,542 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 523. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80541 (Masonville, CO, 21 mi away) and 80543 (Milliken, CO, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80542 becomes 24508, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04852 in Monhegan, ME, 1,834 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯341 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80542 and you would come out at 40.23°S, 75.00°E — 672 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 9.2 square miles of land, 80542 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,155This ZIP5,155
Households1,662This ZIP1,662
Housing units1,678This ZIP1,678
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$133,500This ZIP$133,500Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$614,600This ZIP$614,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%This ZIP50.6%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density559.8 / sq miThis ZIP559.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments104This ZIP104
Employees770This ZIP770
Annual payroll$50,811,000This ZIP$50,811,000
Tax returns filed3,100This ZIP3,100
Total adjusted gross income$345,683,000This ZIP$345,683,000

Land area

Land area9.21 sq miThis ZIP9.21 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 80542

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

ZIP codes near 80542

ZIPCityDistance
80504 Longmont, CO 5.0 mi
80502 Longmont, CO 7.1 mi
80501 Longmont, CO 7.2 mi
80534 Johnstown, CO 7.5 mi
80513 Berthoud, CO 7.8 mi
80520 Firestone, CO 9.0 mi
80651 Platteville, CO 9.7 mi
80530 Frederick, CO 10.0 mi
80543 Milliken, CO 10.9 mi
80514 Dacono, CO 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80542?

80542 is in Mead, Colorado, in Weld County, part of the Greeley, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2341, -104.9990.

What county is 80542 in?

80542 lies in Weld County.

What area code is 80542?

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

What time zone is 80542 in?

80542 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80542?

About 5,155 people live in ZIP code 80542, in 1,662 households, at 559.8 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 80542?

$133,500 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80542?

The closest are 80504 (5 mi), 80502 (7.1 mi), 80501 (7.2 mi), 80534 (7.5 mi) and 80513 (7.8 mi).

Is 80542 a PO Box ZIP code?

80542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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