Postal Codes

80951 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 80951 covers Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a population of about 4,669 and a median household income of $88,899.

Population
4,6691,596 per square mile
Median age
28.710 points below the US average
Median household income
$88,899about the Colorado median
Poverty rate
6.6%5.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$427,685up 9.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,1081.2× the Colorado median
Degree or higher
36.3%1.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
72.4%7.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
43

Where 80951 is

Colorado 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

Population4,669
Median age28.7
Family households79.1%
Born outside the US9.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.6%
White (non-Hispanic)51.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino17.5%
Veterans21.2%
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$88,899
Income per person$36,140
Poverty rate6.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k8.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k4.8%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k29.2%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k19.4%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,120
Mean adjusted gross income$66,458
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k22.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$384,200
Median gross rent$2,108
Rent as a share of household income28.5%
Owner-occupied72.4%
Vacant homes0.9%
Median year built2005

What the homes are

Detached house84.5%
Attached house8.8%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units5.8%
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$427,685as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 9.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$459,814$181,689

$206,011 in 2006 to $427,685 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%
High school diploma or higher96%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone71.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.5%
Health

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

Obesity28.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure21.8% 12.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.6% 8.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication57.7% 17 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60% 4.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.6% 3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63% 1.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol27.5% 8.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.1% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments43
People employed468
Annual payroll$16,083,000
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 55.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.6 out of 100
Community resilience44.8 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.

Winter weather98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity72.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide14.6Very 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$88,899$92,470$78,538
Income per person$36,140$50,489$43,289
Poverty rate6.6%9.4%12.4%
Median home value$384,200$502,200$303,400
Median gross rent$2,108$1,693$1,348
Homeownership72.4%66.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%44.7%35%
Unemployment rate12.8%4.5%5.2%
Works from home11.6%18.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.7%9.6%13.9%
Median age28.737.538.7
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 stationCUMBRE VISTA - COLORADO SPGS 1, CO US8.3 km away

Average high and low by month

January42.5°F / 15.9°F
February44.1°F / 17.4°F
March51.3°F / 24.4°F
April57°F / 31°F
May65.4°F / 39.8°F
June76.2°F / 49.5°F
July80.8°F / 55.1°F
August78.6°F / 54.2°F
September72°F / 46.8°F
October60.2°F / 33.4°F
November50.1°F / 24.3°F
December41.8°F / 16.1°F
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 supermarket23% 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%.

School District 49100% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Walkability7.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80938 Colorado Springs, CO2 km away
80939 Colorado Springs, CO2.2 km away
80922 Colorado Springs, CO4.1 km away
80927 Colorado Springs, CO4.5 km away
80923 Colorado Springs, CO5.4 km away
80915 Colorado Springs, CO6.2 km away
80917 Colorado Springs, CO7.3 km away
80914 Colorado Springs, CO8.6 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.

El Paso County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.93 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density1,596 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8881, -104.6556

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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