81212 ZIP Code, Canon City, CO

81212 is a ZIP code in Canon City, Colorado in Fremont County. It covers 672 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 81223, 80820 and 81244. 32,292 people live here in 11,739 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (73%). Median household income is $64,235, below the Colorado median of $95,470.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents32,292
Households11,739
Median household income$64,235
Income per person$29,097
Median age44.4
Homeowners73.0%
Median home value$329,000
Median rent$1,097
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%
Average commute (minutes)20.5
Households with kids under 1821.8%
Moved in the past year11.8%
Below the poverty line13.4%
Broadband internet85.3%
Speak a non-English language at home4.7%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K6.7%
$10–15K4.9%
$15–25K10.0%
$25–35K9.3%
$35–50K9.5%
$50–75K16.6%
$75–100K13.4%
$100–150K18.4%
$150–200K5.9%
$200K+5.4%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<106.6%
10–1910.0%
20–244.9%
25–3415.3%
35–4413.8%
45–5412.1%
55–6413.7%
65–7413.5%
75+10.1%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage35.3%
Owned outright31.3%
Rented24.4%
Vacant9.0%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house72.4%
Townhome3.3%
2–4 units5.2%
5–19 units3.9%
20+ units4.4%
Mobile / other10.8%

Businesses in 81212

654 business establishments with 7,013 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

81212 has 19 USPS carrier routes with 12,015 residential and 812 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 81212

81212 has 19 USPS carrier routes (10 city (C), 6 rural (R), 3 highway contract (H)) with 12,015 residential and 812 business mailboxes. Routes range from 320 homes (R006) to 792 homes (C003); the median route has 652 homes. The Census counted 11,739 households in 81212 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4993
500–74912
750–9994
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 347, 504 homes
  2. Route C020 — USPS business mailboxes 76, 727 homes
  3. Route C010 — USPS business mailboxes 72, 717 homes
  4. Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 50, 540 homes
  5. Route C009 — USPS business mailboxes 46, 591 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 81212

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City504347$25,382———
C002City7294$84,469———
C003City79235$62,315———
C004City75625$84,469———
C005City75713$25,382———
C006City70918$50,157———
C007City78733$63,702———
C009City59146$73,811———
C010City71772$80,609———
C020City72776$32,736———
H060Highway contract48533$41,477———
H061Highway contract38815$82,231———
H062Highway contract5881$90,344———
R001Rural63613$50,157———
R002Rural7088$58,149———
R003Rural6291$84,469———
R004Rural54050$68,555———
R005Rural65216$60,531———
R006Rural3206$85,942———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 81212 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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Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 81212, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 81212 in?
81212 is a Canon City, CO mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Cañon City; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 81212 in?
81212 is in Fremont County.
What is the population of 81212?
About 32,292 people (±786), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 31,643.
What is the median household income in 81212?
$64,235 (±$5,891), 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 81212?
19 USPS carrier routes with 12,015 residential and 812 business mailboxes (12,828 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 81212?
The closest, measured center to center: 81223 (16 mi, Coaldale), 80820 (18 mi, Guffey), 81244 (18.6 mi, Rockvale), 81221 (19.6 mi, Coal Creek), 80860 (20.7 mi, Victor) and 81232 (21 mi).

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