Postal Codes

80239 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80239 covers Denver, Colorado, with a population of about 44,077 and a median household income of $86,661.

Population
44,0774,266 per square mile
Median age
32.76 points below the US average
Median household income
$86,6616% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
12.1%about the US average
Typical home value
$426,535up 3.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,9031.1× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
18.4%16.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.9%6.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,009

Where 80239 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

Population44,077
Median age32.7
Family households68.8%
Born outside the US28.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home52.7%
White (non-Hispanic)13.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino60.6%
Veterans5.6%
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$86,661
Income per person$30,126
Poverty rate12.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k17.4%
$100–125k14.3%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more5.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,600
Mean adjusted gross income$47,444
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.6%
Returns, under $25k32.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$394,500
Median gross rent$1,903
Rent as a share of household income32.1%
Owner-occupied58.9%
Vacant homes3.3%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house62.8%
Attached house8.2%
2 to 4 units2.1%
5 to 19 units14.8%
20 or more units12%
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$426,535as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.6%
Typical asking rent$1,768as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$476,099$119,372

$144,217 in 2000 to $426,535 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202020232026$1,768$1,313

$1,313 in 2020 to $1,768 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%
High school diploma or higher76%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone74.5%
Takes public transport2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.8%
Health

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

Obesity26% 7.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.1% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.1% 11 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)24.9% 13.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.6% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking23.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication63.9% 10.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.7% 4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53.4% 10.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol27.2% 9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12% 2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,009
People employed27,186
Annual payroll$1,837,295,000
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 47.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.2 out of 100
Community resilience53.3 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.

Hail96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado68.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity60.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought38.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm1.8Very 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$86,661$92,470$78,538
Income per person$30,126$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate12.1%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$394,500$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,903$1,693$1,348
Homeownership58.9%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%4.5%5.2%
Works from home8.6%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US28.4%9.6%13.9%
Median age32.737.538.7
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-STAPLETON, CO US4.4 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January46.5°F / 17.6°F0.46 in rain, 6.4 in snow
February47.5°F / 19.3°F0.53 in rain, 7.6 in snow
March56.4°F / 27.1°F1.12 in rain, 8.8 in snow
April62.5°F / 33.7°F1.67 in rain, 6.2 in snow
May71.7°F / 43.4°F2.29 in rain, 1.4 in snow
June84.1°F / 52.9°F1.68 in rain
July90.2°F / 59.3°F2.12 in rain
August87.9°F / 57.2°F1.83 in rain
September80.1°F / 48.2°F1.51 in rain, 0.8 in snow
October66.7°F / 35.7°F0.98 in rain, 3.9 in snow
November54.8°F / 25.5°F0.7 in rain, 7.3 in snow
December45.9°F / 17.7°F0.47 in rain, 6.6 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 supermarket50% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket74% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% 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.

Denver County School District 179.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Adams County School District 1419.4% 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.

Walkability10.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80045 Aurora, CO4.6 km away
80011 Aurora, CO5.7 km away
80249 Denver, CO6.3 km away
80010 Aurora, CO6.4 km away
80040 Aurora, CO6.5 km away
80042 Aurora, CO6.5 km away
80201 Denver, CO7.2 km away
80022 Commerce City, CO8.2 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 County79.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Adams County20.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.33 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density4,266 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7878, -104.8288

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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