What city is 80526 in?

80526 is a Fort Collins, CO mailing address. By land area, 46% lies inside Fort Collins; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 80526?

About 44,326 people (±1,580), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 45,624.

What is the median household income in 80526?

$88,686 (±$5,446), 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 80526?

27 USPS carrier routes with 19,654 residential and 550 business mailboxes (20,207 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 80526?

The closest, measured center to center: 80525 (4.6 mi, Fort Collins), 80521 (4.9 mi, Fort Collins), 80538 (6.3 mi, Loveland), 80528 (6.7 mi, Fort Collins), 80547 (8.6 mi, Timnath) and 80524 (10.1 mi, Fort Collins).

80526 ZIP Code, Fort Collins, CO

80526 is a ZIP code in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. It covers 32 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 80525, 80521 and 80538. 44,326 people live here in 19,147 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Colorado ZIP codes. At about 1,386 people per square mile it has suburban density, and owners and renters are mixed (57% own). Median household income is $88,686, close to the Colorado median of $95,470.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Fort Collins, CO
County: Larimer County
Land area: 32 sq mi
Population: 44,326
Median household income: $88,686
Carrier routes: 27 (19,654 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	44,326
Households	19,147
Median household income	$88,686
Income per person	$46,463
Median age	34.1
Homeowners	57.0%
Median home value	$551,800
Median rent	$1,667
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.7%
Average commute (minutes)	21.2
Households with kids under 18	24.3%
Moved in the past year	17.6%
Below the poverty line	12.9%
Broadband internet	94.3%
Speak a non-English language at home	7.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	5.3%
$10–15K	2.6%
$15–25K	5.3%
$25–35K	6.0%
$35–50K	9.7%
$50–75K	13.7%
$75–100K	13.2%
$100–150K	21.3%
$150–200K	11.6%
$200K+	11.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	8.0%
10–19	13.1%
20–24	11.7%
25–34	18.2%
35–44	13.0%
45–54	11.2%
55–64	10.2%
65–74	8.6%
75+	6.1%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	37.2%
Owned outright	18.4%
Rented	41.4%
Vacant	3.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	55.7%
Townhome	9.5%
2–4 units	9.4%
5–19 units	17.1%
20+ units	5.1%
Mobile / other	3.2%

Businesses in 80526

889 business establishments with 6,169 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 180
Health Care and Social Assistance: 145
Construction: 100
Other Services (except Public Administration): 87
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 71
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 59
Retail Trade: 57
Finance and Insurance: 39

EDDM carrier routes

80526 has 27 USPS carrier routes with 19,654 residential and 550 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 80526

80526 has 27 USPS carrier routes (22 city (C), 5 rural (R)) with 19,654 residential and 550 business mailboxes. Routes range from 241 homes (C047) to 1,146 homes (C032); the median route has 708 homes. The Census counted 19,147 households in 80526 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	4
500–749	9
750–999	10
1,000–1,499	3
1,500+	0

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Route C047 — USPS business mailboxes 251, 241 homes
Route C054 — USPS business mailboxes 91, 1,047 homes
Route C052 — USPS business mailboxes 39, 1,082 homes
Route C065 — USPS business mailboxes 25, 895 homes
Route C042 — USPS business mailboxes 24, 602 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 80526

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	933	12	$77,101	—	—	—
C003	City	695	0	$104,015	—	—	—
C004	City	479	0	$67,079	—	—	—
C005	City	753	2	$94,048	—	—	—
C007	City	636	2	$130,958	—	—	—
C019	City	899	8	$116,918	—	—	—
C023	City	788	5	$69,633	—	—	—
C027	City	928	22	$75,469	—	—	—
C028	City	490	3	$109,297	—	—	—
C032	City	1,146	10	$123,699	—	—	—
C040	City	825	9	$102,793	—	—	—
C042	City	602	24	$104,015	—	—	—
C047	City	241	251	$69,633	—	—	—
C048	City	776	5	$87,927	—	—	—
C050	City	768	1	$101,087	—	—	—
C051	City	628	0	$115,853	—	—	—
C052	City	1,082	39	$94,048	—	—	—
C054	City	1,047	91	$32,617	—	—	—
C055	City	897	0	$46,931	—	—	—
C063	City	660	3	$53,587	—	—	—
C064	City	431	1	$115,853	—	—	—
C065	City	895	25	$104,015	—	—	—
R005	Rural	692	17	$76,782	—	—	—
R013	Rural	425	1	$172,308	—	—	—
R020	Rural	633	6	$130,544	—	—	—
R031	Rural	597	11	$116,918	—	—	—
R039	Rural	708	2	$130,544	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 80526 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.

Nearby ZIP codes

80525 — Fort Collins city, CO (4.6 mi)
80521 — Fort Collins city, CO (4.9 mi)
80538 — Loveland city, CO (6.3 mi)
80528 — Fort Collins city, CO (6.7 mi)
80547 — Timnath town, CO (8.6 mi)
80524 — Fort Collins city, CO (10.1 mi)
80537 — Loveland city, CO (10.3 mi)
80550 — Windsor town, CO (12.3 mi)

Areas that include 80526

Fort Collins, CO ZIP codes — 5 ZIP codes
Larimer County ZIP codes — 21 ZIP codes
Colorado ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 80526, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 80526 in?: 80526 is a Fort Collins, CO mailing address. By land area, 46% lies inside Fort Collins; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 80526 in?: 80526 is in Larimer County.
What is the population of 80526?: About 44,326 people (±1,580), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 45,624.
What is the median household income in 80526?: $88,686 (±$5,446), 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 80526?: 27 USPS carrier routes with 19,654 residential and 550 business mailboxes (20,207 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 80526?: The closest, measured center to center: 80525 (4.6 mi, Fort Collins), 80521 (4.9 mi, Fort Collins), 80538 (6.3 mi, Loveland), 80528 (6.7 mi, Fort Collins), 80547 (8.6 mi, Timnath) and 80524 (10.1 mi, Fort Collins).

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