Residential delivery area · Colorado
ZIP Code 80721: Amherst, CO
ZIP code 80721 uses the postal name Amherst, Colorado and lies entirely in Phillips County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 260 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $104,167 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Amherst (a census-designated place); more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Amherst · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Phillips County
- Census places
- Amherst census-designated place
- House district
- CO-4 119th Congress
- State
- Colorado
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 88.5 sq mi · 3 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 80721?
80721 centers on 40.688°, -102.153° and covers 88.5 square miles of land. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 69168, 80734, 80737.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 80721, 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).
How does 80721 compare with the rest of Phillips County?
| Measure | 80721 | In Phillips County | In CO |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 257 | 3rd of 4 | 445th of 527 |
| Median household income | $104k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $326k | not ranked | not ranked |
80721's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (257). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 8% of 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 80721?
The 2020 Census counted 155 people in 80721; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 257. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 0.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 257±167 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 155+0.6% since 2010 (154)
- Households
- 70
- Median age
- 22.1
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 80721?
Of the 257 people the ACS estimates in 80721, 49.0% are under 18 and 7.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (61.1%), then White (not Hispanic) (38.9%).
- Under 1849.0%
- 18 to 6443.2%
- 65 and older7.8%
- Hispanic or Latino61.1%
- White, not Hispanic38.9%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 80721 earn?
Median household income is $104,167 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($67,331 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $104,167±$72,903
- Income per person
- $22,735
- Below the poverty line
- 0.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 11.2%
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 80721?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $326,100
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 74.3%
- Housing units
- 70
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 80721?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69168 | Venango, NE | 288 | $73k | 9.9 mi |
| 80734 | Holyoke | 2,999 | $58k | 13.7 mi |
| 80737 | Julesburg | 1,420 | $53k | 14.5 mi |
| 80746 | Paoli | 37 | $99k | 16.9 mi (near) |
| 80744 | Ovid | 615 | $51k | 17.9 mi (near) |
| 69023 | Champion, NE | 315 | $114k | 19.5 mi (near) |
| 69140 | Grant, NE | 1,762 | $70k | 22.5 mi (near) |
| 80749 | Sedgwick | 264 | $85k | 24.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.