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80642

ZIP 80642 is Hudson, Colorado, mostly in Weld County; area codes 720 and 303; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Weld +1 more
Metro area
Greeley, CO
Population
4,466
Coordinates
40.0514, -104.6121
☼ Live from 80642 — Hudson, CO

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Where 80642 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 80642
  • 🔢 Type 80642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,642 = 2 × 61 × 661. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80640 (Henderson, CO, 18 mi away) and 80643 (Keenesburg, CO, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80642 becomes 24608 — and that is a real ZIP code: Burkes Garden, VA, 1,270 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04628 in Dennysville, ME, 1,915 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯320 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80642 and you would come out at 40.05°S, 75.39°E — 690 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 19m.
  • 📏 At 99.3 square miles of land, 80642 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,466This ZIP4,466
Households1,471This ZIP1,471
Housing units1,563This ZIP1,563
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$105,225This ZIP$105,225Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$620,000This ZIP$620,000Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,218This ZIP$1,218Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density45.0 / sq miThis ZIP45.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments106This ZIP106
Employees959This ZIP959
Annual payroll$56,600,000This ZIP$56,600,000
Tax returns filed2,180This ZIP2,180
Total adjusted gross income$228,436,000This ZIP$228,436,000

Land area

Land area99.35 sq miThis ZIP99.35 sq mi
Water area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi

Counties 80642 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Weld County 70.6%
Adams County 29.4%

Other place names in 80642

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ZIP codes near 80642

ZIPCityDistance
80603 Brighton, CO 7.4 mi
80643 Keenesburg, CO 7.8 mi
80621 Fort Lupton, CO 10.7 mi
80601 Brighton, CO 12.1 mi
80249 Denver, CO 14.3 mi
80022 Commerce City, CO 16.1 mi
80645 La Salle, CO 16.1 mi
80602 Brighton, CO 16.8 mi
80530 Frederick, CO 16.8 mi
80651 Platteville, CO 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80642?

80642 is in Hudson, Colorado, in Weld County, part of the Greeley, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0514, -104.6121.

What county is 80642 in?

80642 spans 2 counties: Weld County and Adams County. Most of it falls in Weld 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 80642?

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

What time zone is 80642 in?

80642 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80642?

About 4,466 people live in ZIP code 80642, in 1,471 households, at 45.0 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 80642?

$105,225 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80642?

The closest are 80603 (7.4 mi), 80643 (7.8 mi), 80621 (10.7 mi), 80601 (12.1 mi) and 80249 (14.3 mi).

Is 80642 a PO Box ZIP code?

80642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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