Postal Codes

80422 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80422 covers Black Hawk, Colorado, with a population of about 4,373 and a median household income of $83,529.

Population
4,37341 per square mile
Median age
50.211.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$83,52910% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
12.3%about the US average
Typical home value
$565,110up 10.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,18430% below the Colorado median
Degree or higher
46.9%11.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
81.8%16.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
83

Where 80422 is

Black Hawk, 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

Population4,373
Median age50.2
Family households50.5%
Born outside the US6.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home10%
White (non-Hispanic)83.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans7.7%
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$83,529
Income per person$59,688
Poverty rate12.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k7.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k16.7%
$125–150k7.6%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more16.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,960
Mean adjusted gross income$94,982
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.7%
Returns, under $25k21.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.4%
Returns, $200k or more8.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$505,800
Median gross rent$1,184
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied81.8%
Vacant homes15.9%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house97%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units1%
Mobile home1.8%
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$565,110as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$587,954$213,249

$219,509 in 2003 to $565,110 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.9%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home16.7%
Drives to work alone68.9%
Takes public transport2.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more39.3%
Health

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

Obesity25.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16% 9.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73% 1.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments83
People employed3,739
Annual payroll$213,205,000
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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 47.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss61 out of 100
Community resilience71.1 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.

Landslide98Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche71.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity48.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave19.6Relatively 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$83,529$92,470$78,538
Income per person$59,688$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate12.3%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$505,800$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,184$1,693$1,348
Homeownership81.8%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.9%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%4.5%5.2%
Works from home16.7%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US6.3%9.6%13.9%
Median age50.237.538.7
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 stationCOAL CREEK CANYON, CO US11.8 km away
Rain in a year26 in
Snow in a year195 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 15.6°F1 in rain, 17.4 in snow
February34.2°F / 14.7°F1.32 in rain, 23.2 in snow
March41.2°F / 20.2°F2.68 in rain, 35.6 in snow
April45.9°F / 24.4°F3.79 in rain, 42 in snow
May55.3°F / 32.6°F3.24 in rain, 16.6 in snow
June66.7°F / 41.2°F2.19 in rain, 0.9 in snow
July73°F / 47.5°F2.89 in rain
August71.2°F / 46.1°F2.84 in rain
September64.3°F / 39.2°F1.86 in rain, 2.7 in snow
October51.8°F / 29.8°F1.66 in rain, 16.1 in snow
November40.9°F / 21.1°F1.23 in rain, 18.4 in snow
December33.2°F / 14.8°F1.13 in rain, 21.8 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 supermarket100% 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.

Gilpin County School District RE-153% of this ZIP code's land area
Boulder Valley School District RE-247% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80427 Central City, CO3.7 km away
80474 Rollinsville, CO11.5 km away
80436 Dumont, CO12.1 km away
80452 Idaho Springs, CO13.5 km away
80471 Pinecliffe, CO13.5 km away
80403 Golden, CO16.5 km away
80466 Nederland, CO17.2 km away
80438 Empire, CO18.9 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.

Gilpin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area107.1 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq mi
Population density41 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8160, -105.4753

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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