Postal Codes

80218 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80218 covers Denver, Colorado, with a population of about 19,364 and a median household income of $82,925.

Population
19,36412,234 per square mile
Median age
36.52.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$82,92510% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$489,055down 5% in five years
Median rent
$1,47513% below the Colorado median
Degree or higher
71.8%36.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
35.3%29.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
809

Where 80218 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

Population19,364
Median age36.5
Family households23.4%
Born outside the US4.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.8%
White (non-Hispanic)79.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino9.3%
Veterans4.2%
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$82,925
Income per person$86,458
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more15.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,050
Mean adjusted gross income$130,284
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.5%
Returns, under $25k17.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more10.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$653,900
Median gross rent$1,475
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied35.3%
Vacant homes6.3%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house15.7%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units6.1%
5 to 19 units27.7%
20 or more units45.7%
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$489,055as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 23.3%
Typical asking rent$1,512as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 8.2%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 22.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$578,320$214,603

$214,603 in 2000 to $489,055 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,578$1,234

$1,234 in 2016 to $1,512 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher71.8%
High school diploma or higher98.2%
Works from home26.1%
Drives to work alone50.6%
Takes public transport5.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.8%
Health

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

Obesity19.1% 14.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes4.8% 7.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure17.6% 16.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health9.6% 10.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity11.6% 13.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking29.3% 13.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication61.6% 13.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.9% 10.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol25.1% 11.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.9% 1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.7% 8.3 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 hours26.4% 10 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.8% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.6% 3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments809
People employed12,405
Annual payroll$875,283,000
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 36.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46 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.

Hail97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity49.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave41.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire20.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm0.8Very 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$82,925$92,470$78,538
Income per person$86,458$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$653,900$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,475$1,693$1,348
Homeownership35.3%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher71.8%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%4.5%5.2%
Works from home26.1%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.7%9.6%13.9%
Median age36.537.538.7
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 US3.2 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability15 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80203 Denver, CO0.8 km away
80261 Denver, CO1.3 km away
80208 Denver, CO1.3 km away
80217 Denver, CO1.3 km away
80238 Denver, CO1.3 km away
80243 Denver, CO1.3 km away
80244 Denver, CO1.3 km away
80248 Denver, CO1.3 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 area1.58 sq mi
Population density12,234 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7327, -104.9717

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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