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80601

ZIP 80601 is in Brighton, Colorado, mostly in Adams County; area codes 303, 720 and 983; Mountain time. Brighton has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 80602 and 80603.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Adams +1 more
Population
42,127
Coordinates
39.9622, -104.8079
☼ Live from 80601 — Brighton, CO

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Where 80601 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 80601
  • 🔢 Type 80601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,601 = 3 × 67 × 401. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80553 (Fort Collins, CO, 45 mi away) and 80602 (Brighton, CO, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80601 becomes 10608, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00681, 01068, 01086, 01608, 01860, 06018, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00681 in Mayaguez, PR, 2,696 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯330 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80601 and you would come out at 39.96°S, 75.19°E — 693 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 26.2 square miles of land, 80601 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,127This ZIP42,127
Households13,686This ZIP13,686
Housing units14,245This ZIP14,245
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$105,417This ZIP$105,417Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$497,700This ZIP$497,700Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,774This ZIP$1,774Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density1,606.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,606.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments854This ZIP854
Employees11,363This ZIP11,363
Annual payroll$591,930,000This ZIP$591,930,000
Tax returns filed20,870This ZIP20,870
Total adjusted gross income$1,496,824,000This ZIP$1,496,824,000

Land area

Land area26.22 sq miThis ZIP26.22 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 80601 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Adams County 100.0%
Weld County 0.0%

Other place names in 80601

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ZIP codes near 80601

ZIPCityDistance
80602 Brighton, CO 5.4 mi
80640 Henderson, CO 6.4 mi
80022 Commerce City, CO 7.1 mi
80603 Brighton, CO 7.9 mi
80241 Thornton, CO 8.1 mi
80233 Denver, CO 8.5 mi
80614 Eastlake, CO 8.5 mi
80249 Denver, CO 9.5 mi
80621 Fort Lupton, CO 10.0 mi
80024 Dupont, CO 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80601?

80601 is in Brighton, Colorado, in Adams County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9622, -104.8079.

What county is 80601 in?

80601 spans 2 counties: Adams County and Weld County. Most of it falls in Adams 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 80601?

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

What time zone is 80601 in?

80601 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80601?

About 42,127 people live in ZIP code 80601, in 13,686 households, at 1,606.7 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 80601?

$105,417 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80601?

The closest are 80602 (5.4 mi), 80640 (6.4 mi), 80022 (7.1 mi), 80603 (7.9 mi) and 80241 (8.1 mi).

Is 80601 a PO Box ZIP code?

80601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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