80517 ZIP Code, Estes Park, CO

80517 is a ZIP code in Estes Park, Colorado in Larimer County. It covers 297 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 80532, 80510 and 80447. 9,657 people live here in 4,533 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (79%). Median household income is $95,404, close to the Colorado median of $95,470; the median age is 55.8, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents9,657
Households4,533
Median household income$95,404
Income per person$57,117
Median age55.8
Homeowners78.9%
Median home value$701,700
Median rent$1,537
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%
Average commute (minutes)13.4
Households with kids under 1820.1%
Moved in the past year12.6%
Below the poverty line8.6%
Broadband internet93.0%
Speak a non-English language at home7.1%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K3.4%
$10–15K1.4%
$15–25K5.1%
$25–35K2.8%
$35–50K8.4%
$50–75K17.3%
$75–100K19.1%
$100–150K18.2%
$150–200K7.9%
$200K+16.4%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<105.6%
10–197.5%
20–242.5%
25–3412.1%
35–4410.9%
45–5410.4%
55–6415.7%
65–7422.5%
75+12.7%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage36.4%
Owned outright17.4%
Rented13.9%
Vacant32.2%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house73.5%
Townhome13.0%
2–4 units6.2%
5–19 units5.0%
20+ units1.4%
Mobile / other1.0%

Businesses in 80517

596 business establishments with 4,363 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

80517 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 5,645 residential and 376 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 80517

80517 has 10 USPS carrier routes (10 highway contract (H)) with 5,645 residential and 376 business mailboxes. Routes range from 124 homes (H069) to 783 homes (H061); the median route has 586 homes. The Census counted 4,533 households in 80517 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4990
500–7498
750–9991
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route H078 — USPS business mailboxes 111, 600 homes
  2. Route H070 — USPS business mailboxes 71, 684 homes
  3. Route H079 — USPS business mailboxes 61, 586 homes
  4. Route H076 — USPS business mailboxes 50, 586 homes
  5. Route H061 — USPS business mailboxes 42, 783 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 80517

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
H061Highway contract78342$160,266———
H069Highway contract1243$83,004———
H070Highway contract68471$98,104———
H072Highway contract51711$160,266———
H075Highway contract5000$93,202———
H076Highway contract58650$90,577———
H078Highway contract600111$39,013———
H079Highway contract58661$83,004———
H080Highway contract71910$160,266———
H084Highway contract54617$90,577———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 80517 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 80517, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 80517 in?
80517 is a Estes Park, CO mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Estes Park; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 80517 in?
80517 is in Larimer County.
What is the population of 80517?
About 9,657 people (±643), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 9,720.
What is the median household income in 80517?
$95,404 (±$10,787), compared with $95,470 for Colorado as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 80517?
10 USPS carrier routes with 5,645 residential and 376 business mailboxes (6,022 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 80517?
The closest, measured center to center: 80532 (9.8 mi), 80510 (12.8 mi, Allenspark), 80447 (13 mi, Grand Lake), 80515 (13 mi), 80512 (16.3 mi, Fort Collins) and 80540 (16.5 mi, Allenspark).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.