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80720

ZIP 80720 is Akron, Colorado, in Washington County; area code 970; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Washington
Metro area
none
Population
2,247
Coordinates
40.0735, -103.1873
☼ Live from 80720 — Akron, CO

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Where 80720 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 80720
  • 🔢 Type 80720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1009. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80705 (Log Lane Village, CO, 37 mi away) and 80721 (Amherst, CO, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80720 becomes 02708, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00728, 00782, 02780, 02807, 07028, 07082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00782 in Comerio, PR, 2,663 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯245 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80720 and you would come out at 40.07°S, 76.81°E — 717 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 986.6 square miles of land, 80720 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 749 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,247This ZIP2,247
Households1,017This ZIP1,017
Housing units1,166This ZIP1,166
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$65,913This ZIP$65,913Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$219,100This ZIP$219,100Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,114This ZIP$1,114Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density2.3 / sq miThis ZIP2.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees442This ZIP442
Annual payroll$22,831,000This ZIP$22,831,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$75,532,000This ZIP$75,532,000

Land area

Land area986.64 sq miThis ZIP986.64 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 80720

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ZIP codes near 80720

ZIPCityDistance
80743 Otis, CO 15.6 mi
80723 Brush, CO 20.6 mi
80801 Anton, CO 24.0 mi
80733 Hillrose, CO 24.8 mi
80740 Lindon, CO 25.0 mi
80759 Yuma, CO 26.4 mi
80722 Atwood, CO 27.8 mi
80757 Woodrow, CO 28.6 mi
80750 Snyder, CO 32.3 mi
80701 Fort Morgan, CO 33.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80720?

80720 is in Akron, Colorado, in Washington County. Its published point location is 40.0735, -103.1873.

What county is 80720 in?

80720 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 80720?

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

What time zone is 80720 in?

80720 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80720?

About 2,247 people live in ZIP code 80720, in 1,017 households, at 2.3 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 80720?

$65,913 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80720?

The closest are 80743 (15.6 mi), 80723 (20.6 mi), 80801 (24 mi), 80733 (24.8 mi) and 80740 (25 mi).

Is 80720 a PO Box ZIP code?

80720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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