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ZIP code 80438 — Empire

ZIP code 80438 serves Empire, Colorado.

Postal code
80438
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Empire
County
Clear Creek FIPS 08019
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Coordinates
39.7614, -105.6844 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
720 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
13 / sq mi
Land area
55.5 sq mi (143.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$63,092
Per-capita income
$42,037
Median age
44.8
Households
419
Housing units
510
Median home value
$299,300
Median gross rent
$1,216 / month
Congressional district
CO-2 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
5a (-20 to -15 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Denver (UTC−7 / UTC−6 DST)
Area codes
720, 303 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 77°F), coldest Feb (avg low 15°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F363845506072777568574436
Avg low °F161521263542494739302215
Precip in0.80.91.42.32.11.52.52.21.51.30.90.9

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: GEORGETOWN (4.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 80438

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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