ZIP code
80205
in Denver, ColoradoPopulation 34,571
59.96/ 100
Ranked #4,898 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 15%)
Ranked #159 of 502 Colorado ZIPs (top 32%)
Ranked #73 of 127 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ZIPs (bottom 43%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Binge drinking
27.4%
in the top 0.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›High cholesterol
25.2%
in the bottom 1.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST2ndUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with high cholesterol, among those who have ever been screened for it.
Full methodology ›Subsidized affordable housing
1,964 units
in the top 0.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of affordable rental units in this ZIP supported by the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Full methodology ›High blood pressure
20.3%
in the bottom 1.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST3rdUS1stDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.
Full methodology ›Obesity
23.1%
in the bottom 3.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST16thUS3rdDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with obesity, defined as a body-mass index of 30 or higher.
Full methodology ›Natural-disaster risk
in the top 2.2% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS98thDefinition & source ›
This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.
Full methodology ›Coronary heart disease
3.4%
in the bottom 2.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST4thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have coronary heart disease or angina.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Diabetes
6.7%
in the bottom 2.1% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST9thUS2ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Full methodology ›Recreation access
1.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 4.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST93rdUS96thDefinition & source ›
The number of places for physical recreation — gyms, sports, and fitness venues — inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›The read
ZIP 80205, one of several in Denver, Colorado, on the composite measure, lands in the top 15% healthiest ZIPs nationally (4,898th) and the top 32% of Colorado (159th).
The readings split fairly evenly between strengths and concerns: modeled high cholesterol resides in the bottom 1.3% nationally, subsidized affordable housing lies in the top 0.4% nationally, and modeled high blood pressure settles in the bottom 1.4% nationally. Modeled obesity stands in the bottom 3.1% nationally, modeled coronary heart disease is in the bottom 2.0% nationally, and floodplain exposure rests at the national minimum. Modeled diabetes sits in the bottom 2.1% nationally, and recreation registers in the top 4.3% nationally. Working the other way, modeled binge drinking lands in the top 0.2% nationally, and disaster risk resides in the top 2.2% nationally.
Set against the neighboring ZIPs, subsidized affordable housing runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In everyday language, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Subsidized affordable housing is the main federal tax-credit program (HUD) funding affordable rental housing, counted as local units it supports. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 80202, just across the boundary.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 98%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the top 0.5%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Disability
healthier than 87%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 83%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 94%
5%
About typical
Mental Health
healthier than 45%
8%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 96%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
in the top 0.8%
16%
Disability
healthier than 70%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 41%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 2%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 10%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 14%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 28%
8%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 93%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 98%
16%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 93%
5%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 52%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 51%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 4%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 13%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 11%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Findings that name this ZIP
4 of our published findings list this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.
Below what income predicts
The ZIP codes that outlive their incomes
Estimated life expectancy is 75.6 ± 1.5 years. A median household income of $104,836 predicts 80.3 years — 4.7 years below.
Ranked #5,437 of the 5,842 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above what income predicts, highest first.
Below its nearby ZIPs
The ZIP codes that outlive their neighbors
Estimated life expectancy is 75.6 ± 1.5 years. The 45 nearest ZIP codes with estimates average 78.3 years — 2.7 years below them.
Ranked #2,142 of the 3,687 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by years above the nearby-ZIP average, highest first.
Heavy environment, light chronic burden
Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions
Environmental-hazard standing 2.6 (bottom 10%); chronic-disease standing 98.2 (top 10%) — 96 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.
Ranked #18,128 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.
Highest-risk tenth
Air toxics and the years between the two ends of the risk scale
Modeled air-toxics cancer risk is 40.0 cases per million — among the tenth of compared ZIP codes with the most. Estimated life expectancy is 75.6 ± 1.5 years.
Ranked #504 of the 4,173 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by modeled air-toxics risk, highest first.
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
80202
Coloradoshares a border
Score 66.56
Closest healthier
80203
Coloradoshares a border
Score 66.03
Similar health profile
80530
Colorado98% similar profile
Score 54.83
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 15.7% | 14.1–17.3 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 20.3% | 18.4–22.3 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 4.3% | 4.0–4.8 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.7% | 9.6–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 3.4% | 3.1–3.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 3.8% | 3.4–4.3 |
| Depression among adults | 24.1% | 21.6–26.6 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 6.7% | 5.9–7.5 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 25.2% | 22.9–27.6 |
| Obesity among adults | 23.1% | 20.1–26.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.1% | 1.9–2.3 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 11.0% | 9.0–13.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 12.1% | 10.5–13.7 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 60.9% | 58.0–63.9 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 67.6% | 64.6–70.6 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 81.5% | 79.5–83.4 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.5% | 54.6–62.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 61.4% | 58.4–64.1 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.6% | 66.4–77.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 27.4% | 24.6–30.4 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.0% | 9.5–12.6 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 16.8% | 14.6–19.0 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 30.3% | 26.9–33.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 14.5% | 12.9–16.1 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 16.6% | 14.9–18.3 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 10.5% | 9.4–11.7 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 14.6% | 13.0–16.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 24.8% | 22.2–27.4 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.9–4.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.8% | 6.0–7.5 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 8.2% | 7.2–9.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 2.8% | 2.5–3.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.3% | 3.9–4.7 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.1% (2.3–21.1%) n=507 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 5.6% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 9.9% (1.9–21.6%) n=503 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 5.4% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 5.0% (0.0–16.3%) n=508 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 63.9% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 33.9% (14.8–65.1%) n=508 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 5.3% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.6% (0.0–7.7%) n=505 |
| Households without a vehicle | 16.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 2.9% (0.0–9.4%) n=507 |
| Broadband subscription | 91.7% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.5% (79.4–98.7%) n=507 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 33.9% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 29.9% (15.9–42.9%) n=507 |
| Homeownership rate | 37.3% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 74.7% (51.5–93.8%) n=507 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 1.9% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–5.3%) n=507 |
| Foreign-born population | 6.9% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 4.8% (0.0–14.6%) n=508 |
| Single-parent households | 40.7% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.4% (40.1–81.1%) n=500 |
| Population 65+ | 7.1% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.6% (9.2–36.4%) n=508 |
| Median age | 33.1 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (33.4–58.2) n=502 |
| Median household income | $104,836 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,602 ($48,743–$134,919) n=470 |
| Median home value | $649,300 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $458,400 ($191,360–$800,020) n=469 |
| Median gross rent | $1,905 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,534 ($828–$2,196) n=401 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | CO median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.6 yr ± 0.75 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.4 yr (76.8–83.2) n=466 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.75 years of 75.6, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured