| City: | Aurora, Colorado |
| County: | Adams County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:51:19 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 720 / 983 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.7378, -104.8268 |
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ZIP code 80042 exists as a PO Box-only designation within Aurora, Colorado. It doesn't have its own geographic territory. Instead, it functions as a point location inside the larger 80011 ZIP code that covers this part of the Denver metro area. The post office sits on E Colfax Avenue, one of Denver's most famous streets that runs east from downtown through Aurora.
With 269 PO Boxes and 89 business addresses, this ZIP serves local residents and businesses who prefer or need a PO Box. There's no population assigned to 80042 because the surrounding area falls under 80011 for Census purposes. Street delivery is available in the neighborhood through the enclosing ZIP, so using a PO Box here is a choice rather than a necessity.
The Norfolk Glen neighborhood surrounds this post office location. Other nearby Aurora neighborhoods include Sable Altura Chambers, Laredo Highline, and Chambers Heights. All of these communities have access to street delivery through 80011, making the 80042 post office an optional service point rather than the only mail option.
E Colfax Avenue is the only street associated with this ZIP, representing the post office location on this historic Denver-to-Aurora corridor.
ZIP Code 80042 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 336Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $278,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 80042 is located in Adams County, Colorado, within the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 19740) and Colorado's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,977,085 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 80042. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 19740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,977,085Source: Census |
| MSA: | Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 474.66 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Denver, CO PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0804000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Aurora city; ColoradoSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 80042 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 January 1, 2026.