Postal Codes

80203 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80203 covers Denver, Colorado, with a population of about 22,355 and a median household income of $74,654.

Population
22,35520,457 per square mile
Median age
33.15.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,65419% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
11.1%1.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$346,664down 9% in five years
Median rent
$1,5697% below the Colorado median
Degree or higher
69%34 points above the US average
Homeownership
21.1%43.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,335

Where 80203 is

Denver, Colorado — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population22,355
Median age33.1
Family households13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.6%
White (non-Hispanic)74%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino15.7%
Veterans4.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$74,654
Income per person$66,943
Poverty rate11.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.7%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k10.8%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more8.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed14,780
Mean adjusted gross income$85,027
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k16.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k24.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$462,500
Median gross rent$1,569
Rent as a share of household income27.8%
Owner-occupied21.1%
Vacant homes6%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house4.7%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units17%
20 or more units72.6%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$346,664as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 16.3%
Typical asking rent$1,553as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 4.9%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 18.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$424,120$154,777

$154,777 in 2000 to $346,664 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,646$1,313

$1,313 in 2016 to $1,553 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher69%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home30.8%
Drives to work alone43.8%
Takes public transport5.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity19.3% 14.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes4.3% 7.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.2% 5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure15.6% 18.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.1% 10.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity12.1% 13.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis12.8% 12.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking30.8% 14.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication55.8% 18.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year65.8% 10.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.9% 3.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.3% 10.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability3.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol22.6% 13.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.3% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.4% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27% 9.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.4% 2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.8% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,335
People employed24,952
Annual payroll$1,590,627,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 29.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35.1 out of 100
Community resilience57.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity50.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm0.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Colorado and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPColoradoUnited States
Median household income$74,654$92,470$78,538
Income per person$66,943$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate11.1%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$462,500$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,569$1,693$1,348
Homeownership21.1%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%4.5%5.2%
Works from home30.8%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%9.6%13.9%
Median age33.137.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDENVER WATER DEPT, CO US2.3 km away
Rain in a year16 in
Snow in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January48.5°F / 21.3°F0.43 in rain, 5.5 in snow
February49°F / 21.7°F0.6 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March57.9°F / 29.6°F1.13 in rain, 9.2 in snow
April64.1°F / 36.2°F1.98 in rain, 5 in snow
May73°F / 45.9°F2.65 in rain, 0.9 in snow
June85.3°F / 55.8°F1.73 in rain
July91.4°F / 61.8°F1.9 in rain
August89.6°F / 60.1°F1.81 in rain
September81.6°F / 50.7°F1.2 in rain
October67.6°F / 37.7°F1.16 in rain, 2.5 in snow
November55.9°F / 27.6°F0.78 in rain, 4.4 in snow
December47.3°F / 20.6°F0.48 in rain, 4.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Denver County School District 1100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability15.6 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

80273 Denver, CO0.7 km away
80261 Denver, CO0.8 km away
80218 Denver, CO0.8 km away
80208 Denver, CO0.9 km away
80217 Denver, CO0.9 km away
80238 Denver, CO0.9 km away
80243 Denver, CO0.9 km away
80244 Denver, CO0.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Denver County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.09 sq mi
Population density20,457 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7313, -104.9811

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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