Postal Codes

80827 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80827 covers Lake George, Colorado, with a population of about 842.

Population
8423 per square mile
Median age
67.628.9 points above the US average
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$437,503up 13.4% in five years
Degree or higher
42.8%7.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
89.9%24.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
39

Where 80827 is

Lake George, 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

Population842
Median age67.6
Family households52.6%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Veterans21.9%
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$48,375
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k10.1%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k18.3%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k9.2%
$50–60k14.5%
$60–75k3.1%
$75–100k4.9%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k11.9%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed390
Mean adjusted gross income$72,554
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$447,500
Owner-occupied89.9%
Vacant homes51.4%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house86.9%
5 to 19 units1.5%
Mobile home11.5%
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$437,503as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$455,805$131,877

$131,877 in 2000 to $437,503 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home47.1%
Drives to work alone43.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.8%
Health

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

Obesity25.4% 8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19% 6.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36% 10.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.9% 5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments39
People employed166
Annual payroll$6,305,000
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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 65.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.3 out of 100
Community resilience38.7 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.

Landslide99.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche64.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity49.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm11.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave0.7Very 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$48,375$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$447,500$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,693$1,348
Homeownership89.9%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.5%5.2%
Works from home47.1%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%9.6%13.9%
Median age67.637.538.7
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 stationLAKE GEORGE 8 SW, CO US14.4 km away
Rain in a year11 in
Snow in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January32.7°F / -0.6°F0.3 in rain, 6 in snow
February35.8°F / 2.6°F0.27 in rain, 5.9 in snow
March44.5°F / 13.2°F0.57 in rain, 9.9 in snow
April50.7°F / 22.7°F0.92 in rain, 9.1 in snow
May60.5°F / 32°F1.41 in rain, 2.4 in snow
June72.3°F / 40.5°F1.2 in rain, 0.1 in snow
July77.1°F / 46.4°F2.17 in rain
August74.5°F / 45.3°F2.16 in rain
September68.7°F / 36.8°F1.09 in rain, 0.8 in snow
October57.4°F / 25.8°F0.57 in rain, 4.1 in snow
November44.5°F / 14.9°F0.36 in rain, 5.3 in snow
December33.5°F / 2.1°F0.27 in rain, 6.8 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 supermarket57% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Park County School District RE-287.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodland Park School District RE-212.5% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80814 Divide, CO22 km away
80816 Florissant, CO22.6 km away
80820 Guffey, CO27.4 km away
80863 Woodland Park, CO32.4 km away
80866 Woodland Park, CO32.9 km away
80813 Cripple Creek, CO33.8 km away
80456 Jefferson, CO34.5 km away
80432 Como, CO35.8 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.

Park County87.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Teller County12.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area278.53 sq mi
Water area5.46 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.0342, -105.4347

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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