ZIP Code 80306 in Boulder, CO

Data Last Updated: January 1, 2026
City:Boulder, Colorado
County:Boulder County
Timezone:Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Local Time:8:59:27 PM
Population:No Population Data
Area Codes:303 / 983
Classification:PO Box
Coordinates:40.0153, -105.2702
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80306 - Boulder, CO

ZIP Code 80306, Boulder

Small Town Unique ZIP No Census Data
LocationBoulder County, CO
Area0 sq mi Single Point
Delivery Points1,370 (542 businesses)
PO Boxes828
ZIP CreatedBefore Oct 2004
Enclosed InZIP Code 80302
Key Facts
  • This ZIP code contains 828 PO Boxes serving Boulder's central business district and surrounding areas
  • 542 business locations use this ZIP code for mail collection at the central post office
  • The single street record (15th Street) has 194 routing entries that organize mail flow to the PO Box facility
  • Despite being classified as a PO Box ZIP, this is Boulder's postal hub rather than a standalone community
  • The facility operates within the 80302 ZIP code's geographic boundaries
  • Boulder's neighborhoods Downtown and Central Boulder are listed as the primary service areas

Postal Infrastructure

The 542 businesses using 80306 addresses do so for mail collection convenience, not because they're physically located there. Boulder's actual residential and commercial districts operate under different ZIP codes. The 80306 facility sits within the broader 80302 service area. This arrangement is common in cities where central post offices maintain separate administrative ZIP codes for their box operations while the surrounding neighborhoods use standard delivery ZIPs.

Street Name Patterns

Urban Postal Facility

The single street entry represents the post office's physical address rather than residential delivery routes. The 194 records indicate internal mail processing organization for the PO Box facility.

Nearby Areas

Central Boulder Downtown Goss - Grove Whittier Mapleton Hill

Business & Employment Statistics


ZIP Code 80306 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 25 business establishments, employing about 142 people with an annual payroll of $13,058,000.

# Residential Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
# Business Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
Total Delivery Receptacles:2,083Source: USPS
Single Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
Multi Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
# of Businesses:25Source: CBP
1st Quarter Payroll:$3,076,000Source: CBP
Annual Payroll:$13,058,000Source: CBP
# of Employees:142Source: CBP

Geography, Land Area, & Statistical Classifications


ZIP Code 80306 is located in Boulder County, Colorado, within the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14500) and Colorado's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 328,317 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 80306. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.

CBSA Name:Boulder, COSource: Census
CBSA Number:14500Source: Census
CBSA Type:MetroSource: Census
CBSA Division:--Source: Census
CBSA Population:328,317Source: Census
MSA:Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSASource: Census
Land Area:--Source: Census
Water Area:--Source: Census
Congressional District:02Source: USPS
Congressional Land Area:7535.34 sq miSource: Census
PMSA:Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSASource: Census
Intro Date:< 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com
Place FIPS Code:0807850Source: Census
Place Name:Boulder city; ColoradoSource: Census

Adjacent & Nearby ZIP Codes


80307 | | 80305

Schools in ZIP Code 80306


We could not locate which school district 80306 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.

Boulder High School 1604 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
District: Boulder Valley School District RE-2Nearby
Whittier Elementary School 2008 Pine Street
Boulder, CO 80302
District: Boulder Valley School District RE-2Nearby
University Hill Elementary School 956 16th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
District: Boulder Valley School District RE-2Nearby
Casey Middle School 1301 High Street
Boulder, CO 80304
District: Boulder Valley School District RE-2Nearby
Mapleton Early Childhood Center 840 Mapleton Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
District: Boulder Valley School District RE-2Nearby
Sacred Heart Of Jesus School 1317 Mapleton Ave
Boulder, CO 80304
District: Private SchoolNearby
September School 96 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302
District: Private SchoolNearby
Jarrow Montessori School 3900 Orange Ct
Boulder, CO 80304
District: Private SchoolNearby

Colleges & Post Secondary Schools near ZIP Code 80306


Naropa University 2130 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302-6697
Type: Post Secondary
University Of Colorado Boulder Regent Drive At Broadway
Boulder, CO 80309-0017
Type: Post Secondary
Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts-Boulder 637 S Broadway, Ste H
Boulder, CO 80305
Type: Post Secondary
Dr. Ida Rolf Institute 5055 Chaparral Court, Suite 103
Boulder, CO 80301-0000
Type: Post Secondary
Southwest Acupuncture College-Boulder 6630 Gunpark Dr Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301
Type: Post Secondary
Institute Of Taoist Education And Acupuncture 317 W South Boulder Rd, Suite 5
Louisville, CO 80027
Type: Post Secondary

Sources & References


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.

  1. U.S. Postal Service [Last Updated: 1/1/2026], https://www.usps.com
  2. ZIP-Codes.com Proprietary Data Enhancements [Updated: 1/1/2026], https://www.zip-codes.com
  3. U.S. Census [Updated: Varies], https://www.census.gov
    • U.S. Census Office of Management and Budget [Updated: As Released]
    • U.S. Census 2020 Demographic & Housing Characteristics (DHC) [Decennial] [Updated: 5/25/2023]
    • U.S. Census 2011-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ACS) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census Business Patterns (CBD) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [Updated: As Released]
  4. U.S. Geological Survey [Updated: Varies], https://www.usgs.gov
  5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Updated: Annually, As Released], https://www.cms.gov
  6. National Center for Education Statistics [Updated: 1/1/2026], https://nces.ed.gov