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80603

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Adams +1 more
Population
16,811
Coordinates
39.9511, -104.6602
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Where 80603 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 80603
  • 🔢 Type 80603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 80603 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80602 (Brighton, CO, 13 mi away) and 80610 (Ault, CO, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80603 becomes 30608 — and that is a real ZIP code: Athens, GA, 1,242 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00638, 00683, 03086, 03608, 03860, 06083, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00638 in Ciales, PR, 2,715 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯322 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80603 and you would come out at 39.95°S, 75.34°E — 696 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 74.1 square miles of land, 80603 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,811This ZIP16,811
Households5,622This ZIP5,622
Housing units5,771This ZIP5,771
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$118,297This ZIP$118,297Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$492,000This ZIP$492,000Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,578This ZIP$2,578Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min
Population density226.9 / sq miThis ZIP226.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments279This ZIP279
Employees3,536This ZIP3,536
Annual payroll$273,264,000This ZIP$273,264,000
Tax returns filed7,910This ZIP7,910
Total adjusted gross income$662,211,000This ZIP$662,211,000

Land area

Land area74.08 sq miThis ZIP74.08 sq mi
Water area3.42 sq miThis ZIP3.42 sq mi

Counties 80603 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Adams County 54.2%
Weld County 45.8%

Other place names in 80603

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

ZIP codes near 80603

ZIPCityDistance
80249 Denver, CO 6.9 mi
80642 Hudson, CO 7.4 mi
80601 Brighton, CO 7.9 mi
80022 Commerce City, CO 9.2 mi
80019 Aurora, CO 12.0 mi
80640 Henderson, CO 12.5 mi
80621 Fort Lupton, CO 13.1 mi
80602 Brighton, CO 13.2 mi
80643 Keenesburg, CO 14.4 mi
80239 Denver, CO 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80603?

80603 is in Brighton, Colorado, in Adams County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9511, -104.6602.

What county is 80603 in?

80603 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 80603?

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

What time zone is 80603 in?

80603 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80603?

About 16,811 people live in ZIP code 80603, in 5,622 households, at 226.9 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 80603?

$118,297 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80603?

The closest are 80249 (6.9 mi), 80642 (7.4 mi), 80601 (7.9 mi), 80022 (9.2 mi) and 80019 (12 mi).

Is 80603 a PO Box ZIP code?

80603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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