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80538 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80538 covers Loveland, Colorado, with a population of about 49,183 and a median household income of $85,057.

Population
49,183481 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$85,0578% below the Colorado median
Poverty rate
8%4.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$503,282up 9.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,730about the Colorado median
Degree or higher
42.5%7.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
69%4 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,534

Where 80538 is

Loveland, 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

Population49,183
Median age43.3
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US4.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.1%
White (non-Hispanic)79.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino14.8%
Veterans7.4%
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$85,057
Income per person$46,209
Poverty rate8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more11.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed26,760
Mean adjusted gross income$87,982
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.5%
Returns, under $25k23.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$472,200
Median gross rent$1,730
Rent as a share of household income31.7%
Owner-occupied69%
Vacant homes2.6%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house67.1%
Attached house9.2%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units11.3%
20 or more units6.1%
Mobile home2.9%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$503,282as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 9.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56.4%
Typical asking rent$2,043as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 21%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$534,981$200,213

$200,213 in 2000 to $503,282 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202020232026$2,043$1,536

$1,536 in 2020 to $2,043 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home17.4%
Drives to work alone74.8%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.8%
Health

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

Obesity24.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.3% 6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.8% 10.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use67% 8.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 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)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,534
People employed22,939
Annual payroll$1,316,785,000
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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 81.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.3 out of 100
Community resilience60 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.

Wildfire94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought64.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity55Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.2Relatively 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$85,057$92,470$78,538
Income per person$46,209$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate8%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$472,200$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,730$1,693$1,348
Homeownership69%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%4.5%5.2%
Works from home17.4%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%9.6%13.9%
Median age43.337.538.7
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 stationLOVELAND 2N, CO US1.1 km away
Rain in a year16 in
Snow in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January43.9°F / 12.9°F0.52 in rain, 6 in snow
February46.2°F / 15.4°F0.62 in rain, 8.2 in snow
March56.1°F / 23°F1.28 in rain, 7.9 in snow
April62.4°F / 30.6°F2.18 in rain, 5.7 in snow
May71°F / 39.8°F2.68 in rain, 1.1 in snow
June82.7°F / 49.2°F1.63 in rain
July88.6°F / 55.1°F1.47 in rain
August86.7°F / 52.9°F1.29 in rain
September78.9°F / 44.2°F1.36 in rain
October65.2°F / 32.2°F1.18 in rain, 3.5 in snow
November52.8°F / 21.1°F0.81 in rain, 7 in snow
December43.6°F / 13.4°F0.58 in rain, 7.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket27% 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.

Thompson School District R-2J95.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Poudre School District R-14.9% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80539 Loveland, CO3.4 km away
80537 Loveland, CO4.6 km away
80528 Fort Collins, CO10.9 km away
80541 Masonville, CO12.3 km away
80525 Fort Collins, CO12.8 km away
80526 Fort Collins, CO13.5 km away
80513 Berthoud, CO14.2 km away
80547 Timnath, CO14.5 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.

Larimer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area102.17 sq mi
Water area4.84 sq mi
Population density481 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4262, -105.0900

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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