| City: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| City Alias: | Colo Spgs, Colorado Spgs |
| County: | El Paso County |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:14:16 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.8338, -104.8205 |
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ZIP code 80970 is a PO Box-only ZIP in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It doesn't cover a geographic territory but exists as a point location within ZIP 80915 in the Powers neighborhood. All 321 PO Boxes are housed at a single facility on Galley Road.
This ZIP serves primarily commercial purposes. It has 241 business delivery points but zero residential population, making it function more like a mail hub than a residential ZIP. The 95 ZIP+4 street records all point to Galley Road with unit designators, consistent with a commercial postal facility serving multiple business tenants.
Peterson Air Force Base sits less than half a mile away, and the surrounding area includes Cimarron Hills and Rustic Hills neighborhoods. Residents who need mail service in this area use standard Colorado Springs ZIP codes like 80915, which contains this location. 80970 exists specifically for businesses and organizations that need their own postal identity separate from the residential mail stream.
All mail routes to a single address on Galley Road, indicating a consolidated commercial mail facility.
ZIP Code 80970 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 83 people with an annual payroll of $6,507,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 529Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,706,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,507,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 83Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 80970 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 760,782 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 80970. 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: | 760,782Source: 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 80970 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.