| City: | Aurora, Colorado |
| County: | Arapahoe County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:58:27 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 303 / 720 / 983 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.6867, -104.8218 |
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ZIP code 80046 in Aurora, Colorado, is a PO Box-only ZIP serving E Smoky Hill Road and surrounding areas in Arapahoe County. The post office maintains 560 PO Boxes for residential customers and an additional 595 boxes for businesses. This concentration of PO Boxes contrasts with minimal street delivery infrastructure, as the ZIP has only one street route serving 135 delivery points along E Smoky Hill Road. The facility functions primarily as a regional mailing center rather than a traditional neighborhood post office.
The ZIP's geographic footprint is unusual for a metropolitan area. While the facility sits within Aurora's city limits, it doesn't serve residential neighborhoods with home delivery. Census data shows zero population attributed to this ZIP, consistent with its role as a mailing address rather than a residential community. Local businesses use the 80046 ZIP for mail service, with 14 establishments employing about 30 people according to business data. The post office offers city carrier delivery along E Smoky Hill Road but doesn't extend residential service to the broader area, making PO Boxes the primary option for customers who use this facility.
The ZIP has just one street with carrier delivery: E Smoky Hill Road. This single corridor serves 135 delivery points, likely business addresses or specialized facilities rather than residential homes. The minimal street infrastructure confirms this ZIP's primary function as a PO Box facility.
ZIP Code 80046 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 14 business establishments, employing about 30 people with an annual payroll of $1,017,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,106Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 14Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $258,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,017,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 30Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 80046 is located in Arapahoe 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 2,543,482 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 80046. 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: | 2,543,482Source: 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 80046 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.