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80817

ZIP 80817 is Fountain, Colorado, mostly in El Paso County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
El Paso +1 more
Population
31,241
Coordinates
38.5882, -104.6775
☼ Live from 80817 — Fountain, CO

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Where 80817 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 80817
  • 🔢 Type 80817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,817 = 3 × 11 × 31 × 79. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80816 (Florissant, CO, 39 mi away) and 80818 (Genoa, CO, 87 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80817 becomes 71808, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01887, 07188, 07881, 08817, 08871, 17088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01887 in Wilmington, MA, 1,768 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯337 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80817 and you would come out at 38.59°S, 75.32°E — 785 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 115.1 square miles of land, 80817 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,241This ZIP31,241
Households11,228This ZIP11,228
Housing units11,782This ZIP11,782
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$86,543This ZIP$86,543Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$400,100This ZIP$400,100Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,717This ZIP$1,717Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%This ZIP33.9%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density271.5 / sq miThis ZIP271.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments366This ZIP366
Employees5,798This ZIP5,798
Annual payroll$224,272,000This ZIP$224,272,000
Tax returns filed13,980This ZIP13,980
Total adjusted gross income$824,450,000This ZIP$824,450,000

Land area

Land area115.07 sq miThis ZIP115.07 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 80817 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
El Paso County 76.5%
Pueblo County 23.5%

Other place names in 80817

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ZIP codes near 80817

ZIPCityDistance
80913 Colorado Springs, CO 7.9 mi
80902 Colorado Springs, CO 10.2 mi
80911 Colorado Springs, CO 11.6 mi
80926 Colorado Springs, CO 12.6 mi
80925 Colorado Springs, CO 12.7 mi
81008 Pueblo, CO 13.7 mi
80916 Colorado Springs, CO 14.9 mi
80928 Colorado Springs, CO 15.2 mi
81007 Pueblo, CO 15.4 mi
80906 Colorado Springs, CO 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80817?

80817 is in Fountain, Colorado, in El Paso County, part of the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5882, -104.6775.

What county is 80817 in?

80817 spans 2 counties: El Paso County and Pueblo County. Most of it falls in El Paso 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 80817?

Fountain uses area code 719, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 80817 in?

80817 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80817?

About 31,241 people live in ZIP code 80817, in 11,228 households, at 271.5 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 80817?

$86,543 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80817?

The closest are 80913 (7.9 mi), 80902 (10.2 mi), 80911 (11.6 mi), 80926 (12.6 mi) and 80925 (12.7 mi).

Is 80817 a PO Box ZIP code?

80817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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