| City: | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Names to Avoid: | Ft Collins |
| County: | Larimer County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:00:50 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 748 / 970 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.5854, -105.0839 |
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ZIP code 80527 serves a concentrated development in Fort Collins, where 719 PO Boxes handle mail for a single-street community centered on Boardwalk Drive. This isn't a traditional residential neighborhood with house-to-house delivery. Instead, mail distribution operates through centralized PO Box assignments, a model that's become common in planned communities where developers and postal planners coordinate delivery infrastructure from the start.
The community footprint is compact but busy. Boardwalk Drive accounts for all 161 street-address records in the ZIP, with every address designated as a unit-style location. Meanwhile, 476 businesses maintain PO Boxes here, suggesting this serves as a mailing address hub for companies operating throughout the Fort Collins area. That ratio of 719 total boxes to just one street tells the story: this ZIP exists primarily as a mail processing center rather than a geographic territory.
The Landings neighborhood sits at the heart of this zone, with nearby Warren Shores and Village East communities within half a mile. These surrounding areas receive standard street delivery through ZIP 80525, which geographically encloses 80527. What makes this arrangement work is proximity. Residents and business owners can access their PO Boxes at a central facility that's often more convenient than waiting for carrier delivery, especially for packages or time-sensitive mail.
Fort Collins has grown rapidly over recent decades, and postal infrastructure has adapted through specialized ZIP codes like this one. The name references a historic military post, but today's 80527 functions as a modern mail distribution point. The single-street designation doesn't mean limited service. It means focused service, where box holders get reliable access without the variables of residential delivery routes.
Only one street serves this ZIP: Boardwalk Drive, where every address is a unit-style location. The name suggests a planned development with recreational or waterfront theming.
ZIP Code 80527 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 77 people with an annual payroll of $3,989,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 14,501Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $862,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,989,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 77Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 80527 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 299,630 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 80527. 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: | 299,630Source: 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 80527 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.