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80227 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80227 covers Denver, Colorado, with a population of about 34,946 and a median household income of $88,796.

Population
34,9463,232 per square mile
Median age
39.81.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,796about the Colorado median
Poverty rate
7.6%4.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$530,493up 4.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,7861.1× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
44.1%9.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
66.5%1.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
747

Where 80227 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

Population34,946
Median age39.8
Family households56.1%
Born outside the US9.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.8%
White (non-Hispanic)63.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.7%
Hispanic or Latino26.5%
Veterans7.3%
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$88,796
Income per person$51,236
Poverty rate7.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k15.1%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more13.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,340
Mean adjusted gross income$90,105
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k21.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.5%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$535,000
Median gross rent$1,786
Rent as a share of household income35.1%
Owner-occupied66.5%
Vacant homes5.9%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house43.1%
Attached house14.9%
2 to 4 units7.9%
5 to 19 units18.2%
20 or more units15.2%
Mobile home0.2%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
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$530,493as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 4.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60%
Typical asking rent$1,808as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 15.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$583,035$183,193

$183,193 in 2000 to $530,493 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$1,836$1,449

$1,449 in 2019 to $1,808 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%
High school diploma or higher93.4%
Works from home16.2%
Drives to work alone75.2%
Takes public transport1.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.1%
Health

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

Obesity22.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.2% 3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.5% 9.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.7% 5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10% 4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments747
People employed5,467
Annual payroll$231,776,000
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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 35.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.5 out of 100
Community resilience55.8 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.

Hail97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche71.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity56.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.4Very 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$88,796$92,470$78,538
Income per person$51,236$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate7.6%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$535,000$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,786$1,693$1,348
Homeownership66.5%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.5%5.2%
Works from home16.2%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.5%9.6%13.9%
Median age39.837.538.7
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 stationMARSTON FLTR PLT, CO US5.3 km away
Rain in a year17 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January45.8°F / 19.3°F0.48 in rain, 6.3 in snow
February46.5°F / 20.3°F0.67 in rain, 6.2 in snow
March54.6°F / 28.1°F1.19 in rain, 5.4 in snow
April60.1°F / 34.5°F2.07 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May69°F / 43.8°F2.73 in rain, 0.8 in snow
June80.8°F / 53.4°F1.87 in rain
July86.4°F / 59.5°F2.05 in rain
August85°F / 57.5°F1.85 in rain
September77.2°F / 48.7°F1.26 in rain
October64.2°F / 36.7°F1.04 in rain, 1.7 in snow
November53.4°F / 27.7°F0.74 in rain, 3.7 in snow
December45.4°F / 20.2°F0.61 in rain, 5.9 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket69% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Jefferson County School District R-185.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Denver County School District 114.4% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability10.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80235 Denver, CO2.2 km away
80232 Denver, CO2.6 km away
80236 Denver, CO4.3 km away
80225 Denver, CO4.5 km away
80226 Denver, CO5.1 km away
80123 Littleton, CO5.1 km away
80219 Denver, CO5.4 km away
80228 Denver, CO6.5 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.

Jefferson County85.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Denver County14.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.81 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq mi
Population density3,232 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6667, -105.0854

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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