Postal Codes

80237 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80237 covers Denver, Colorado, with a population of about 22,764 and a median household income of $86,723.

Population
22,7646,282 per square mile
Median age
35.53.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$86,7236% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$492,623down 1.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,8451.1× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
62.7%27.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
43.8%21.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,035

Where 80237 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

Population22,764
Median age35.5
Family households42.7%
Born outside the US12.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.3%
White (non-Hispanic)70.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino16.8%
Veterans5.8%
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$86,723
Income per person$59,982
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k15.1%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more14.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,410
Mean adjusted gross income$165,156
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.4%
Returns, under $25k18.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more10.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$587,400
Median gross rent$1,845
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied43.8%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house25.6%
Attached house8.6%
2 to 4 units6.2%
5 to 19 units17.7%
20 or more units42%
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$492,623as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 1.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 39.3%
Typical asking rent$1,827as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 11.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$568,223$203,436

$203,436 in 2000 to $492,623 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,907$1,460

$1,460 in 2017 to $1,827 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.7%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home22.3%
Drives to work alone61.9%
Takes public transport3.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.2%
Health

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

Obesity19.9% 13.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure21.9% 12.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.8% 10.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking25.7% 9.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67.7% 7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.6% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27% 9.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,035
People employed24,913
Annual payroll$2,995,908,000
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 38.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.1 out of 100
Community resilience57.5 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.

Hail98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity60.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding23Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm1.2Very 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$86,723$92,470$78,538
Income per person$59,982$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$587,400$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,845$1,693$1,348
Homeownership43.8%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.7%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%4.5%5.2%
Works from home22.3%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US12.4%9.6%13.9%
Median age35.537.538.7
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 stationCHERRY CREEK DAM, CO US6 km away

Average high and low by month

January47.3°F / 16.9°F
February49.3°F / 18.6°F
March56.8°F / 25.4°F
April62.9°F / 31.7°F
May72.1°F / 40.8°F
June84.6°F / 50.1°F
July90.4°F / 56.4°F
August87.7°F / 54.6°F
September80.1°F / 47.1°F
October67.8°F / 33.9°F
November55.3°F / 24.3°F
December47.4°F / 16.8°F
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 supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket28% 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 199.8% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability14.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80111 Englewood, CO3.8 km away
80222 Denver, CO4 km away
80231 Denver, CO4.2 km away
80224 Denver, CO5.1 km away
80113 Englewood, CO5.4 km away
80121 Littleton, CO5.9 km away
80014 Aurora, CO6 km away
80247 Denver, CO6.2 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 County99.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Arapahoe County0.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.62 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density6,282 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6431, -104.8987

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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