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80830

ZIP 80830 is Matheson, Colorado, in Elbert County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Elbert
Population
176
Coordinates
39.1142, -103.9128
☼ Live from 80830 — Matheson, CO

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Where 80830 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 80830
  • 🔢 Type 80830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,830 = 2 × 5 × 59 × 137. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80829 (Manitou Springs, CO, 58 mi away) and 80831 (Peyton, CO, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80830 becomes 03808, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08038, 08083, 08803, 08830, 30088, 30808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 08830 in Iselin, NJ, 1,566 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯289 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80830 and you would come out at 39.11°S, 76.09°E — 764 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 167.3 square miles of land, 80830 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 127 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population176This ZIP176
Households86This ZIP86
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age64.9This ZIP64.9Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$76,250This ZIP$76,250Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$504,200This ZIP$504,200Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%This ZIP31.1%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density1.1 / sq miThis ZIP1.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$2,831,000This ZIP$2,831,000
Tax returns filed100This ZIP100
Total adjusted gross income$6,250,000This ZIP$6,250,000

Land area

Land area167.34 sq miThis ZIP167.34 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 80830

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ZIP codes near 80830

ZIPCityDistance
80841 Usaf Academy, CO 5.3 mi
80835 Simla, CO 9.3 mi
80826 Limon, CO 13.9 mi
80828 Limon, CO 15.2 mi
80832 Ramah, CO 17.0 mi
80101 Agate, CO 20.3 mi
80808 Calhan, CO 22.2 mi
80833 Rush, CO 24.4 mi
80821 Hugo, CO 26.2 mi
80818 Genoa, CO 32.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80830?

80830 is in Matheson, Colorado, in Elbert County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1142, -103.9128.

What county is 80830 in?

80830 lies in Elbert County.

What area code is 80830?

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

What time zone is 80830 in?

80830 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80830?

About 176 people live in ZIP code 80830, in 86 households, at 1.1 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 80830?

$76,250 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80830?

The closest are 80841 (5.3 mi), 80835 (9.3 mi), 80826 (13.9 mi), 80828 (15.2 mi) and 80832 (17 mi).

Is 80830 a PO Box ZIP code?

80830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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