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ZIP Code80434

Cowdrey, CO

Jackson County · Colorado · United States
Home to 32 people across 85.129 square miles.

MountainRenter-majority4 ZIPs in county

At a glance

80434 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
32
±42 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
54.3
US median 42 years
Population density
0/mi²
bottom 10% most dense
Land area
85.129 mi²
plus 0.192 mi² water

Location

Where 80434 is

40.903319, -106.284985 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates40.903319, -106.284985
Time zoneAmerica/Denver
CountyJackson County
StateColorado (CO)
Land area85.129 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Denver

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Denver, CO105.5 mi
Phoenix, AZ605.4 mi
Dallas, TX767.5 mi
Los Angeles, CA807.5 mi

People

Who lives in 80434

32 residents in 16 households, averaging 2.0 people per household. The largest age group is 45-54 at 87.5% of residents, and 75.0% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-340.0%
35-440.0%
45-5487.5%
55-6412.5%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households16
Average household size2.0
Family households75.0%
Living alone25.0%
Median age54.3 years
Households with internet100.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 80434

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income
Poverty rate12.5%
Unemployment rate12.5%
Labor force participation100.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k25.0%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k75.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 12.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 80434

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1938
Housing units52
Vacancy rate69.2%

Own vs. rent

Of 16 occupied units

Owner-occupied25.0%
Renter-occupied75.0%
Owner households4
Renter households12

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family100.0%

Getting to work

How 80434 commutes

100.0% of workers worked from home. 100.0% work from home.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Worked from home100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute — minutes

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 80434

ZIP code 80434 is assigned to Cowdrey, CO, and falls within Jackson County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 32 people live inside it.

Living here

What life in Cowdrey looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. The vacancy rate of 69.2% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 54.3 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.0 people, and 75.0% are family households.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Cowdrey, CO

80434 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Denver, CO is about 105.5 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 80434 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 80434 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 80434 offers a compact profile of Cowdrey: 32 residents, 12.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 12.5%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 80434 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Cowdrey may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 80434

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Colorado ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 80434

What city is ZIP code 80434 in?
80434 serves Cowdrey, Colorado, in Jackson County, United States.
What is the population of 80434?
About 32 people live in ZIP code 80434, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±42.
Is 80434 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 12.5%, and the median age is 54.3. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 80434 in?
80434 observes Mountain Time (America/Denver). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 80434?
ZIP code 80434 covers 85.129 square miles of land plus 0.192 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
How many people work in 80434?
About 28 residents of 80434 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 100.0% and the unemployment rate is 12.5%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 80434?
Accommodation in and around Cowdrey, CO ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 80434 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Cowdrey as the primary place and Jackson County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 80434 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 80434. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 80434, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.