| City: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| City Alias: | Colo Spgs, Colorado Spgs |
| Names to Avoid: | Rockrimmon |
| County: | El Paso County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:02:59 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.8338, -104.8205 |
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ZIP code 80949 serves a specific section of northwest Colorado Springs centered on Centennial Boulevard. The ZIP operates as a PO Box facility with 276 boxes alongside limited street delivery to a single address cluster. This arrangement is common in Colorado Springs, where the city uses multiple PO Box ZIPs to organize mail service across different neighborhoods.
The post office serves residents and businesses in the Pinon Valley and Northwest Colorado Springs neighborhoods, though most addresses in this area receive street delivery through the adjacent 80919 ZIP code. The 277 businesses using this ZIP rely on the PO Box system for mail delivery, while the single street route on Centennial Boulevard handles a small number of unit-based addresses. This mix reflects the ZIP's role as a postal facility serving a broader area rather than a traditional residential zone.
The ZIP is located in northwest Colorado Springs, centered near coordinates 38.90°N, 104.86°W. It's positioned within the Pinon Valley neighborhood, with Mountain Shadows and Ute Valley Park nearby. The facility sits in an urban setting but functions primarily as a postal distribution point rather than defining a residential community boundary.
Street delivery in 80949 is limited to Centennial Boulevard, which contains 113 delivery records serving unit-based addresses. This represents the physical location of the postal facility itself or associated buildings. The single-street pattern is typical for PO Box-focused ZIP codes where the address exists primarily for administrative purposes.
The ZIP maintains 277 business customers using PO Box addresses, reflecting its role in commercial mail service for northwest Colorado Springs. With 7 business establishments and 30 employees recorded in the area, this ZIP functions more as a postal service node than a traditional business district. Most residents living in the surrounding neighborhoods receive mail through neighboring ZIP codes with standard street delivery.
The single street entry for Centennial Boulevard represents the postal facility's physical address and associated delivery points rather than a traditional street delivery network. This pattern is characteristic of PO Box-focused ZIP codes in urban areas where the ZIP exists for mail sorting and box rental purposes.
ZIP Code 80949 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 30 people with an annual payroll of $1,658,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 540Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $369,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,658,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 30Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 80949 is located in El Paso County, Colorado, within the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 17820) and Colorado's 5th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 645,613 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 80949. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Colorado Springs, COSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 17820Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 645,613Source: Census |
| MSA: | Colorado Springs, CO MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 05Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7265.72 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0816000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Colorado Springs city; ColoradoSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 80949 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.