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80821 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80821 covers Hugo, Colorado, with a population of about 1,250.

Population
1,2502 per square mile
Median age
37.90.8 points below the US average
Poverty rate
10.7%1.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$244,924up 12.2% in five years
Median rent
$89247% below the Colorado median
Degree or higher
30.9%4.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.5%5.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
22

Where 80821 is

Hugo, 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

Population1,250
Median age37.9
Family households49%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)86.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.1%
Veterans4.8%
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

Income per person$35,434
Poverty rate10.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.7%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k5.2%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k0.4%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k4.1%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k11.4%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more8.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed450
Mean adjusted gross income$68,787
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$250,700
Median gross rent$892
Rent as a share of household income20.8%
Owner-occupied70.5%
Vacant homes15.4%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house90.7%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units1.7%
Mobile home6.4%
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$244,924as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 130.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$250,518$75,907

$75,907 in 2002 to $244,924 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home4.8%
Drives to work alone84.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.4%
Health

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

Obesity29.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69% 6.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments22
People employed271
Annual payroll$15,386,000
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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 89.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.4 out of 100
Community resilience23.7 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.

Hail99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide58.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.5Very 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$92,470$78,538
Income per person$35,434$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate10.7%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$250,700$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$892$1,693$1,348
Homeownership70.5%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%4.5%5.2%
Works from home4.8%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%9.6%13.9%
Median age37.937.538.7
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 stationHUGO 1 NW, CO US6.7 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January45.7°F / 12.3°F0.16 in rain, 3.2 in snow
February47°F / 14.5°F0.33 in rain, 4.2 in snow
March56.4°F / 22.2°F0.65 in rain, 4.6 in snow
April63.6°F / 29.1°F1.24 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May72.6°F / 40.3°F2.02 in rain, 0.4 in snow
June83.1°F / 50.4°F2.52 in rain
July89.1°F / 56.1°F3.14 in rain
August86.8°F / 54.3°F2.61 in rain
September79.7°F / 45°F1.08 in rain
October66.8°F / 31.5°F1.02 in rain, 2.2 in snow
November54°F / 21°F0.26 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December45°F / 13.3°F0.32 in rain, 3.6 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 supermarket97% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Genoa-Hugo School District C-11376.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Karval School District RE-2321.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Limon School District RE-4J1.3% 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80826 Limon, CO26 km away
80828 Limon, CO26.3 km away
80840 Usaf Academy, CO27.6 km away
80841 Usaf Academy, CO27.6 km away
80818 Genoa, CO28.4 km away
80804 Arriba, CO31.2 km away
80830 Matheson, CO36.1 km away
80823 Karval, CO41.4 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.

Lincoln County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area755.93 sq mi
Water area2.81 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.0843, -103.4990

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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