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ZIP Code 80524: Fort Collins, CO

ZIP code 80524 uses the postal name Fort Collins, Colorado and lies mostly in Larimer County (76% of its land) with the rest in Weld County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 40,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd most populous of Fort Collins's 5 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $85,035 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 10% of its land lies in Fort Collins, and 2% in smaller places; 87% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
8national area: Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada and 2 more
805sectional center: Denver, CO (SCF 800)
24delivery area within it
Town
Fort Collins · 5 residential ZIPs
County
Larimer County (76%); Weld County (24%)
Census places
Fort Collins
Neighborhoods
Andersonville, Black Hollow Junction, Buckingham, Eastside Park, Giddings, Historic Fort Collins High School and 2 more GeoNames
Metro area
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
House districts
CO-2 (55%), CO-4 (45%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Mountain
Land area
122.7 sq mi · 326 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
80522, 80523, 80527, 80553 also use the name Fort Collins

Where is ZIP code 80524?

80524 centers on 40.647°, -105.030° and covers 122.7 square miles of land plus 9.4 of water. It borders 10 ZIP codes: 80521, 80525, 80547, 80526, 80535, 80550, 80650, 80549, 80648, 80610.

80521 · Fort Collins80525 · Fort Collins80526 · Fort Collins80535 · Laporte80547 · Timnath80549 · Wellington80550 · Windsor80610 · Ault80648 · Nunn80650 · Pierce80524 · Fort Collins (this ZIP)805248061080549806488053580550806508052680525805218054780521 · Fort Collins80525 · Fort Collins80526 · Fort Collins80535 · Laporte80547 · Timnath80549 · Wellington80550 · Windsor80610 · Ault80648 · Nunn80650 · Pierce80524 · Fort Collins (this ZIP)8052480610805498064880535805508065080526805258052180521 · Fort Collins80525 · Fort Collins80526 · Fort Collins80535 · Laporte80547 · Timnath80549 · Wellington80550 · Windsor80610 · Ault80648 · Nunn80650 · Pierce80524 · Fort Collins (this ZIP)80524806108054980648805358055080650805268052580521
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 80524 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 80524, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 80524 compare with the rest of Fort Collins?

Rank of 80524 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure80524In Fort CollinsIn Larimer CountyIn CO
People (ACS 2020-2024)40,0303rd of 56th of 2333rd of 527
Median household income$85k4th of 516th of 17165th of 277
Median home value$561k4th of 512th of 18125th of 311

Its median household income is higher than in 68% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 68% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 80524?

The 2020 Census counted 39,030 people in 80524; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 40,030. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 23.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
40,030
2020 Census count
39,030+23.2% since 2010 (31,668)
Households
17,399
Median age
35.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 80524?

Of the 40,030 people the ACS estimates in 80524, 17.8% are under 18 and 18.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (76.1%), then Hispanic or Latino (17.3%).

  • Under 1817.8%
  • 18 to 6464.2%
  • 65 and older18.1%
Age of the people of 80524 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic76.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino17.3%
  • Other or two or more4.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 80524 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 80524 earn?

Median household income is $85,035 (ACS 2020-2024), the 16th highest of the 17 ranked ZIP codes in Larimer County. It rose from $77,635 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$85,035
Income per person
$50,462
Below the poverty line
14.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
52.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$98,60120,110 returns; wages 59% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 80524?

FHFA's house price index for 80524, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 91% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 41% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −0.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$561,400
Median gross rent
$1,697
Homes owned by their occupants
64.3%
Housing units
18,180
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Index = 100 in 1976, the first year FHFA reports for 80524; 2025: 1437.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 80524?

2,113 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 23 more than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services343
  • Retail trade242
  • Construction240
  • Other services (except public administration)201
  • Accommodation and food services194
  • Health care and social assistance174

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 80524?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 80524, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
80521Fort Collins38,776$58k6.3 mi
80525Fort Collins54,211$92k8.3 mi
80547Timnath8,821$181k9.0 mi
80526Fort Collins44,326$89k10.1 mi
80535Laporte1,896$111k10.5 mi
80550Windsor46,456$126k12.9 mi
80650Pierce2,192$57k13.0 mi
80549Wellington14,325$108k14.6 mi
80648Nunn902$94k17.6 mi
80610Ault4,132$92k23.0 mi
80528Fort Collins24,960$130k10.3 mi (near)
80546Severance271$113k12.5 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.