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Denver County, CO

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 31 ZIP codes inside Denver County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
31
in this county
Total population
710,672
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
1
distinct city/town names
Avg density
3,176
people / sq mi
Avg median income
$61,666
household, ACS
Avg home value
$392,500
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Denver County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
80219 Denver 67,393 3,525 $61,666
80239 Denver 46,465 1,736 $86,661
80210 Denver 38,059 2,413 $120,156
80220 Denver 37,116 2,771 $101,961
80249 Denver 36,640 297 $97,457
80211 Denver 36,330 3,107 $117,685
80231 Denver 35,168 2,782 $73,961
80204 Denver 33,853 2,385 $79,265
80205 Denver 33,805 2,810 $98,770
80247 Denver 29,066 3,853 $63,798
80238 Denver 27,921 1,587 $166,191
80206 Denver 25,046 3,903 $102,248
80222 Denver 24,169 2,440 $85,354
80209 Denver 24,073 2,654 $118,759
80207 Denver 22,776 2,244 $112,325
80237 Denver 22,149 2,360 $86,723
80203 Denver 20,972 7,410 $74,654
80223 Denver 20,227 1,472 $80,461
80212 Denver 19,778 2,143 $118,692
80218 Denver 19,013 4,638 $82,925
80224 Denver 18,995 2,237 $82,013
80202 Denver 16,952 5,661 $110,372
80236 Denver 16,416 1,973 $83,543
80216 Denver 15,349 585 $86,869
80246 Denver 12,878 2,975 $66,503
80230 Denver 9,782 1,371 $100,968
80290 Denver 281 14,418 $101,110
80264 Denver — — —
80266 Denver — — —
80293 Denver — — —
80294 Denver — — —

About Denver County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Denver County in Colorado contains roughly 31 ZIP codes spread across 1 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 710,672. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Colorado index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 3,176, which classifies the county overall as a urban environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near $61,666, with average owner-occupied home values around $392,500; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Denver County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Denver County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model. For a wider commuter-shed view that crosses county lines, see the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metro hub.