| City: | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Names to Avoid: | Ft Collins |
| County: | Larimer County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:05:37 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 748 / 970 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.5854, -105.0839 |
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ZIP code 80522 serves as a PO Box-only designation within Fort Collins, Colorado. It doesn't cover a geographic territory. Instead, it represents a single downtown post office location on S Howes St. The facility is physically contained within ZIP 80521, which handles regular street delivery for this part of the city.
The post office maintains 666 PO Boxes and serves 583 business addresses. This isn't a standalone community. It's a mail access point within a larger city of over 169,000 residents. People and businesses use this ZIP when they want a PO Box downtown rather than street delivery to their home or office.
S Howes St runs through the heart of downtown Fort Collins, placing this post office in the city's historic Old Town district. The single-street configuration with UNIT designators indicates the post office building itself is the only address. Nearby neighborhoods include University North, Old Town West, and University Park, all within half a mile.
Fort Collins isn't a military base despite the name. The city was named after a former army outpost established in 1864, but today it's home to Colorado State University and a thriving downtown scene. The 80522 ZIP simply provides PO Box service for downtown residents and businesses who prefer box delivery over carrier routes.
Only one street exists in this ZIP because it's a post office building, not a delivery territory.
ZIP Code 80522 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 24 business establishments, employing about 125 people with an annual payroll of $8,138,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 4,461Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 24Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,215,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,138,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 125Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 80522 is located in Larimer County, Colorado, within the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 22660) and Colorado's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 363,561 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 80522. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Fort Collins-Loveland, COSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 22660Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 363,561Source: Census |
| MSA: | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7535.34 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0827425Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fort Collins city; ColoradoSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 80522 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.