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Fountain, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fountain, CO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,311. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FOUNTAIN-CO · Fountain, CO 1 ZIPs · 27,311 pop · #7266/25278 · El Paso County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $86,543
  • RANK-UPPER #7266/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Calhan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,311
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $400,100

Nearest income peer: Calhan, CO ( $1,043 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 Fountain

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fountain 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, Fountain, CO sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,311
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,543
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 80817 (27,311 residents). Household income $86,543 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fountain as a pure owner town.

Within Colorado, Loveland is the closest lower-income city and Alma the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fountain.

Population concentration

Fountain's single ZIP 80817 carries the town

Fountain is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 80817 is the entire residential footprint (27,311 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fountain

Citywide ZBP: 366 establishments, 5,798 employees , annual payroll $224,272k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 80817 (366 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (60) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Fountain, CO

These ZIP codes sit in El Paso County, which covers 44 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fountain. See the El Paso County roll-up →

Fountain sits in the lower half of El Paso County on income: Colorado Springs, Peyton and Monument report more, Usaf Academy, Yoder and Rush report less. Monument marks the far end of that range at $161,670, 87% above Fountain.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
80817 27,311 $86,543 366 167
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Fountain 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 Fountain, .