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80917

ZIP 80917 is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County; area code 719; Mountain time. Colorado Springs has 53 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
El Paso
Population
30,398
Coordinates
38.8868, -104.7405
☼ Live from 80917 — Colorado Springs, CO

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Where 80917 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 80917
  • 🔢 Type 80917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGOB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 80917 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011110000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 80916 (Colorado Springs, CO, 6 mi away) and 80918 (Colorado Springs, CO, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 80917 becomes 71908, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01879, 07189, 07198, 07981, 09178, 09187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,608 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯335 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 80917 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 75.26°E — 764 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 80917 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,398This ZIP30,398
Households13,364This ZIP13,364
Housing units13,502This ZIP13,502
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Colorado37.7US 38.9
Median household income$72,991This ZIP$72,991Colorado$95,470US $80,734
Median home value$387,800This ZIP$387,800Colorado$539,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,528This ZIP$1,528Colorado$1,761US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density5,414.7 / sq miThis ZIP5,414.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments575This ZIP575
Employees4,819This ZIP4,819
Annual payroll$189,982,000This ZIP$189,982,000
Tax returns filed15,150This ZIP15,150
Total adjusted gross income$902,445,000This ZIP$902,445,000

Land area

Land area5.61 sq miThis ZIP5.61 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 80917

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 80917

ZIPCityDistance
80922 Colorado Springs, CO 2.1 mi
80918 Colorado Springs, CO 2.7 mi
80915 Colorado Springs, CO 2.9 mi
80909 Colorado Springs, CO 3.0 mi
80923 Colorado Springs, CO 3.1 mi
80939 Colorado Springs, CO 3.6 mi
80907 Colorado Springs, CO 4.4 mi
80951 Colorado Springs, CO 4.5 mi
80938 Colorado Springs, CO 4.7 mi
80914 Colorado Springs, CO 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 80917?

80917 is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County, part of the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8868, -104.7405.

What county is 80917 in?

80917 lies in El Paso County.

What area code is 80917?

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

What time zone is 80917 in?

80917 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 80917?

About 30,398 people live in ZIP code 80917, in 13,364 households, at 5,414.7 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 80917?

$72,991 a year, against $95,470 across Colorado.

What ZIP codes are near 80917?

The closest are 80922 (2.1 mi), 80918 (2.7 mi), 80915 (2.9 mi), 80909 (3 mi) and 80923 (3.1 mi).

Is 80917 a PO Box ZIP code?

80917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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