PlainZIP

Denver, CO

Multi-ZIP Census mosaic for Denver, CO: 42 delivery areas, combined population 958,706. Sort the ZIP table by population before trusting any single city average (ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates).

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DENVER-CO · Denver, CO 42 ZIPs · 958,706 pop · #5443/25278 · Denver County, Jefferson County and Adams County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-MEGA · OWN-LOW · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $94,338
  • RANK-UPPER #5443/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Wheat Ridge
  • BOOK-MEGA 42 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 50% owners
  • POP-MAJOR 958,706
  • SPREAD-SPLIT 80260→80238
  • HOME-HIGH $606,805

Nearest income peer: Wheat Ridge, CO ( $4,711 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Denver

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Denver on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Denver, CO sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.

Top 22%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
958,706
city population (Census)
42
USPS ZIP codes covered
$94,338
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Wealth and geography both spread: average ZIP median income is $94,338 with per-capita $61,021 , poverty at 10.7% , owner-occupancy at 50.4%. With 42 delivery areas, the richest and poorest ZIPs inside Denver can diverge sharply, treat the city average as a map legend, then open the densest ZIP (80219) for the street-level read.

Denver sits in the lower half of Denver County, Jefferson County and Adams County on income: Littleton, Arvada and Broomfield report more, Aurora, Westminster and Wheat Ridge report less. Evergreen marks the far end of that range at $156,218, 66% above Denver.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Denver differ

Denver's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $61,852 in ZIP 80260 to $180,940 in ZIP 80238, while home values span $223,200 in 80260 to $1,018,300 in 80209. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.9×

80260 to 80238

Home-value high-to-low ratio
4.6×

80260 to 80209

Poverty-rate spread
21.2 points

80238 to 80216

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Denver residents fan out across many ZIPs

Population is spread across 42 codes in Denver. The densest, 80219, still represents only about 6% of the 958,706 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense employer mosaic across Denver

Citywide ZBP: 37,549 establishments, 624,803 employees , annual payroll $51,977,775k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 42 of 42 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 80202 (3,309 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (6,881) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Denver, CO

These ZIP codes straddle Denver County, Jefferson County and Adams County, so county-level figures split Denver between several administrative records. See the Denver County roll-up →

Denver sits in the lower half of Denver County, Jefferson County and Adams County on income: Littleton, Arvada and Broomfield report more, Aurora, Westminster and Wheat Ridge report less. Evergreen marks the far end of that range at $156,218, 66% above Denver.

Side-by-side: Compare 80219 vs 80229 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
80219 61,296 $68,415 851 3,153
80229 49,598 $84,203 1,071 1,503
80233 45,386 $88,880 809 1,925
80239 40,512 $98,148 968 1,566
80221 37,779 $86,810 861 1,606
80210 33,946 $127,270 1,458 2,160
80227 33,667 $90,316 754 1,750
80220 33,529 $106,054 899 2,472
80231 32,127 $76,502 953 2,626
80211 31,583 $121,439 1,633 2,711
80204 31,493 $84,829 1,477 2,187
80260 31,412 $61,852 451 2,506
80226 30,930 $82,300 983 1,483
80228 30,138 $113,977 1,062 1,059
80205 29,221 $104,836 1,412 2,472
80234 25,937 $92,563 938 1,408
80247 25,449 $64,498 245 3,350
80214 24,821 $75,575 866 2,082
80249 23,404 $100,324 582 189
80209 21,526 $125,733 1,201 2,383
80206 21,521 $101,594 1,848 3,374
80232 21,411 $96,217 413 2,000
80207 21,216 $115,542 579 1,794
80222 20,073 $86,472 1,477 1,955
80203 18,839 $77,500 1,346 6,779
80212 18,051 $124,972 801 1,952
80223 17,987 $79,151 1,131 1,327
80218 17,928 $81,706 803 4,334
80215 17,843 $85,190 805 1,239
80237 17,569 $85,705 1,036 1,886
80224 17,256 $86,352 542 2,116
80236 16,123 $86,115 137 1,937
80246 12,875 $67,235 845 2,879
80216 10,924 $82,143 1,498 401
80202 10,148 $114,151 3,309 3,499
80238 10,058 $180,940 844 799
80235 7,571 $70,484 233 802
80230 7,559 $99,750 319 1,173
80264 0 n/a 55 n/a
80290 0 $103,428 20 n/a
80293 0 n/a 28 n/a
80294 0 n/a 6 n/a
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · Census ACS tables

Denver roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Denver, .