ZIP Code 80438

80438 is one of Colorado's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Empire, Clear Creek County.

City: Empire
County: Clear Creek County
State: Colorado
Prefix: 804xx

Where this code sits

80438 is part of the 804xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Empire.

Empire Colorado ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 80438 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 80438

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 80438.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 80444	3.9 mi	Georgetown, CO
ZIP code 80436	4.5 mi	Dumont, CO
ZIP code 80452	4.8 mi	Idaho Springs, CO
ZIP code 80476	5.5 mi	Silver Plume, CO
ZIP code 80427	9.5 mi	Central City, CO
ZIP code 80482	11 mi	Winter Park, CO
ZIP code 80422	12 mi	Black Hawk, CO
ZIP code 80474	15 mi	Rollinsville, CO

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 80438, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 80438. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.