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80835

ZIP 80835 is Simla, Colorado, mostly in Elbert County; area code 719; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Elbert +1 more
Population
643
Coordinates
39.2188, -104.0226
☼ Live from 80835 — Simla, CO

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Where 80835 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 80835
  • 🔢 Type 80835 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEBOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 80,835 = 3 × 5 × 17 × 317. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80834 (Seibert, CO, 61 mi away) and 80836 (Stratton, CO, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80835 becomes 53808 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dickeyville, WI, 739 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03588, 03858, 03885, 05838, 08835, 08853, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03885 in Stratham, NH, 1,732 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯293 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80835 and you would come out at 39.22°S, 75.98°E — 755 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 136.1 square miles of land, 80835 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population643This ZIP643
Households275This ZIP275
Housing units296This ZIP296
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$49,344This ZIP$49,344Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$294,600This ZIP$294,600Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,042This ZIP$1,042Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees70This ZIP70
Annual payroll$3,827,000This ZIP$3,827,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$27,664,000This ZIP$27,664,000

Land area

Land area136.05 sq miThis ZIP136.05 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 80835 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Elbert County 94.3%
El Paso County 5.7%

Other place names in 80835

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ZIP codes near 80835

ZIPCityDistance
80830 Matheson, CO 9.3 mi
80101 Agate, CO 13.7 mi
80841 Usaf Academy, CO 14.1 mi
80828 Limon, CO 17.3 mi
80826 Limon, CO 17.7 mi
80808 Calhan, CO 20.9 mi
80117 Kiowa, CO 23.1 mi
80832 Ramah, CO 26.2 mi
80106 Elbert, CO 26.5 mi
80105 Deer Trail, CO 29.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80835?

80835 is in Simla, Colorado, in Elbert County, part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2188, -104.0226.

What county is 80835 in?

80835 spans 2 counties: Elbert County and El Paso County. Most of it falls in Elbert 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 80835?

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

What time zone is 80835 in?

80835 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80835?

About 643 people live in ZIP code 80835, in 275 households, at 4.7 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 80835?

$49,344 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80835?

The closest are 80830 (9.3 mi), 80101 (13.7 mi), 80841 (14.1 mi), 80828 (17.3 mi) and 80826 (17.7 mi).

Is 80835 a PO Box ZIP code?

80835 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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