Postal Codes

80403 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80403 covers Golden, Colorado, with a population of about 20,789 and a median household income of $145,315.

Population
20,789146 per square mile
Median age
467.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$145,3151.6× the Colorado median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$871,059up 14.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,2101.3× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
65.2%30.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.9%21.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
667

Where 80403 is

Golden, 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

Population20,789
Median age46
Family households69.8%
Born outside the US4.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.9%
White (non-Hispanic)89.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans5.5%
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$145,315
Income per person$79,427
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k0.6%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k2.3%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k15.2%
$200k or more33.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,690
Mean adjusted gross income$170,704
Returns declaring $200,000 or more24.3%
Returns, under $25k18.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.2%
Returns, $200k or more24.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$797,100
Median gross rent$2,210
Rent as a share of household income33.5%
Owner-occupied86.9%
Vacant homes5.5%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house86.1%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units2.4%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home1.5%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$871,059as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.2%
Typical asking rent$2,784as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 27.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$897,146$268,140

$268,140 in 2000 to $871,059 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,791$2,188

$2,188 in 2021 to $2,784 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.2%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home31%
Drives to work alone59.7%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.3%
Health

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

Obesity21.7% 11.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity10.9% 14.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.1% 1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75% 1.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.9% 12.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.9% 8.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability4.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.3% 5.7 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 disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.9% 8.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments667
People employed7,491
Annual payroll$575,341,000
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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 80.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86 out of 100
Community resilience59.1 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.

Wildfire98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche72.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity53.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.2Very 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$145,315$92,470$78,538
Income per person$79,427$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$797,100$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$2,210$1,693$1,348
Homeownership86.9%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.2%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%4.5%5.2%
Works from home31%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.8%9.6%13.9%
Median age4637.538.7
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 stationRALSTON RSVR, CO US4.1 km away
Rain in a year19 in
Snow in a year62 in

Average high and low by month

January45.2°F / 23.2°F0.7 in rain, 8 in snow
February46°F / 22.3°F0.86 in rain, 9.8 in snow
March54°F / 29.3°F1.67 in rain, 11.4 in snow
April60°F / 35.2°F2.51 in rain, 9.9 in snow
May68.9°F / 44.7°F2.95 in rain, 1.4 in snow
June80.8°F / 54.7°F1.73 in rain
July86.9°F / 60.6°F1.69 in rain
August84.4°F / 58.9°F1.84 in rain
September76.3°F / 51.1°F1.79 in rain, 0.4 in snow
October63.9°F / 39.4°F1.32 in rain, 3.9 in snow
November52.6°F / 30°F0.94 in rain, 8.7 in snow
December44.7°F / 22.8°F0.72 in rain, 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket94% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Jefferson County School District R-182.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Boulder Valley School District RE-212.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Gilpin County School District RE-15.2% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability7.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80402 Golden, CO9.2 km away
80007 Arvada, CO10.4 km away
80025 Eldorado Springs, CO12.2 km away
80401 Golden, CO12.9 km away
80004 Arvada, CO14.1 km away
80005 Arvada, CO14.9 km away
80021 Broomfield, CO16 km away
80002 Arvada, CO16 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 County82.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Gilpin County12.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Boulder County5.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area141.96 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq mi
Population density146 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8232, -105.2825

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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