| City: | Lucerne, Colorado |
| County: | Weld County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:01:24 AM |
| Population: | 6 [See All] |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.4819, -104.6995 |
| Land Area: | 0.084 sq mi |
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The surrounding area runs on county roads and rural routes rather than city streets. County Road 39 and US Highway 392 handle most of the traffic, connecting farms and ranches that can't receive carrier delivery at their properties. Residents from unincorporated areas without their own post offices claim Lucerne addresses even though they might live several miles away. The 63 boxes represent households spread across 0.82 square miles of actual town boundaries plus the surrounding agricultural district.
This pattern is common in Colorado's eastern plains, where towns that thrived during railroad days now serve primarily as postal hubs. Lucerne sits along US Highway 85, the old north-south route that linked Denver to Cheyenne before Interstate 25 drew traffic west. Small communities like this kept their post offices while losing other services, making the PO Box facility the main reason the town name persists on maps.
The town itself shows minimal residential development with just 8 distinct street names in postal records. Main Street, Elm Street, Maple Street, and Railroad Avenue suggest the standard layout of a plains railroad town. Lincoln Avenue and a few others fill out the grid. Most postal activity involves the PO boxes rather than the handful of street addresses, which include the post office building itself and perhaps a business or two that use Lucerne as their mailing address.
With 1 city carrier route and 1 rural carrier route serving the area, delivery combines traditional rural route service for some properties with mandatory PO Box use for others. The 28 businesses counted in the ZIP likely include farms, equipment dealers, and agricultural service companies using Lucerne for their official address while operating across a much wider geographic area.
The street pattern reveals an agricultural service area where county roads and highways dominate over town streets. County Road 39 and US Highway 392 carry the most postal activity, connecting farms and ranches across the region. The handful of traditional street names like Main Street, Railroad Avenue, and tree-named streets (Elm, Maple) mark the small town core that serves as the regional postal hub.
ZIP Code 80646 has 6 residents and 1 households (average 6.00 persons per household). The median age is 16.5 years, significantly younger than the state (37.2) and significantly younger than the nation (38.8). The gender split is 16.7% male and 83.3% female, which is much lower than the state male share (50.2%), making this a female-majority area. Largest groups are Hispanic or Latino (66.7%) and Other / Two or More Races (33.3%, much higher than the state average of 8.0% and well above the national average of 8.4%); Hispanic or Latino residents make up 66.7%, which is much higher than the national average (18.7%), and Other / Two or More Races share is much higher than both the state (8.0%) and national averages (8.4%).
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| 2020 Population: | 6Source: Census DHC |
| 2024 ACS Population Estimate: | 0Source: Census ACS |
| 2026 ZC Population Estimate: | 0Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Population Density: | 71.4 people per sq mile |
| Average Income: | $0Source: Census ACS |
| Households: | 1Source: Census DHC |
| Average House Value: | $666,666,666Source: Census ACS |
| Persons Per Household: | 6.00Source: Census DHC |
| Average Family Size: | 6.00Source: Census ACS |
| Group | 2010 | 2011 | 2102 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census ACS Population Estimate | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decennial Census | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Median Age: 16.5
Male Median Age: 0.5
Female Median Age: 16.8
| Group | < 5 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | 80-84 | 85+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White: | 1 | 14.29% |
| Black: | 0 | 0% |
| Hispanic:* | 4 | 57.14% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0% |
| American Indian: | 0 | 0% |
| Hawaiian: | 0 | 0% |
| Other: | 2 | 28.57% |
| Total: | 7 | 100% |
| Gender | Count | % | Median Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males: | 1 | 16.67% | 0.5 years |
| Females: | 5 | 83.33% | 16.8 years |
| Total: | 6 | 100% | 16.5 years |
| Native, born in the United States: | 0 | 0% |
| Native, born in PR, Island Areas, or abroad: | 0 | 0% |
| Foreign born, naturalized U.S. citizen: | 0 | 0% |
| Foreign born, not a U.S. citizen: | 0 | 0% |
| Total Population: | 0 | 100% |
| Total Native Population: | 0 | 0% |
| Total Foreign-born Population: | 0 | 0% |
ZIP Code 80646 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 191 people with an annual payroll of $32,784,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 940Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $5,778,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $32,784,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 191Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 80646 is located in Weld County, Colorado, within the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 24540) and Colorado's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 252,825 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 80646. It covers 0.084 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Greeley, COSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 24540Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 252,825Source: Census |
| MSA: | Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | 0.084 sq miSource: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 0 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Greeley, CO PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 80646 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.