What to know about ZIP 80479
ZIP code 80479 covers CO in Routt County with a population of about 21.
It sits in telephone area code 970; U.S. House district CO-2; the DENVER media market.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
ZIP code 80479 covers CO in Routt County with a population of about 21.
It sits in telephone area code 970; U.S. House district CO-2; the DENVER media market.
On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 100.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 66.3 points above the national share (33.7%)).
Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education; a mean commute of about 21.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).
Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for CO as Very Low (composite score 33.4), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (80.5) and flood (57.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.
Climate normals for CO show little to no average snow and around 16.9 inches of annual precipitation.
IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1 for ZIP 80479 (CO) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.
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