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80487 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80487 covers Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with a population of about 18,378 and a median household income of $106,837.

Population
18,37823 per square mile
Median age
43.64.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$106,8371.2× the Colorado median
Poverty rate
6.7%5.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,317,996up 43.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,9271.1× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
56.7%21.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
73.7%8.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,402

Where 80487 is

Steamboat Springs, 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

Population18,378
Median age43.6
Family households65.9%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.1%
White (non-Hispanic)80.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino8.9%
Veterans4.4%
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$106,837
Income per person$69,620
Poverty rate6.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k0.3%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k11.3%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more25.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,340
Mean adjusted gross income$158,891
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.7%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.6%
Returns, $200k or more17.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$915,900
Median gross rent$1,927
Rent as a share of household income33.4%
Owner-occupied73.7%
Vacant homes40.9%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house42.3%
Attached house14.4%
2 to 4 units6.4%
5 to 19 units11.6%
20 or more units20.4%
Mobile home4.8%
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$1,317,996as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 43.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 152%
Typical asking rent$3,713as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,317,996$266,325

$266,325 in 2000 to $1,317,996 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.7%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home20.4%
Drives to work alone63.9%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5%
Health

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

Obesity23.6% 9.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.7% 10.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.7% 4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72% 4.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 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 disability9.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.6% 9.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,402
People employed11,657
Annual payroll$547,162,000
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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 80.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.6 out of 100
Community resilience67.8 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.

Landslide97.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche81.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity44.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail28.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave23.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind20.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.6Very 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$106,837$92,470$78,538
Income per person$69,620$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate6.7%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$915,900$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,927$1,693$1,348
Homeownership73.7%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.7%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%4.5%5.2%
Works from home20.4%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%9.6%13.9%
Median age43.637.538.7
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 stationSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO US18.5 km away
Rain in a year25 in
Snow in a year184 in

Average high and low by month

January29.2°F / 4.6°F2.46 in rain, 46.6 in snow
February34.3°F / 7.9°F1.92 in rain, 35.7 in snow
March44.8°F / 17.6°F1.58 in rain, 19.5 in snow
April54.4°F / 26.7°F2.54 in rain, 13.2 in snow
May65.2°F / 34°F2.65 in rain, 2.8 in snow
June75.9°F / 39.2°F1.58 in rain, 0.3 in snow
July83.1°F / 45.8°F1.72 in rain
August81.5°F / 44.2°F1.8 in rain
September73.5°F / 35.7°F2.32 in rain, 0.4 in snow
October59.3°F / 26.1°F2.22 in rain, 6.9 in snow
November42.9°F / 16.4°F1.93 in rain, 23.3 in snow
December30.4°F / 6.3°F1.96 in rain, 35.8 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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Steamboat Springs School District RE-285.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hayden School District RE-113.3% of this ZIP code's land area
South Routt School District RE-31.1% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80488 Steamboat Springs, CO6.2 km away
80428 Clark, CO10.5 km away
80477 Steamboat Springs, CO18.5 km away
81639 Hayden, CO31.5 km away
80430 Coalmont, CO35.3 km away
80467 Oak Creek, CO41.8 km away
80469 Phippsburg, CO49.3 km away
81653 Slater, CO53.1 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.

Routt County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area795.8 sq mi
Water area1.7 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6327, -106.9318

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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