ZIP Code 80840 — Air Force Academy CDP, CO Demographics & Data

ZIP code 80840 covers Air Force Academy, CO in El Paso County with a population of about 6,701.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 20.9 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 719; U.S. House district CO-5; the COLORADO SPRINGS - PUEBLO media market.

Air Force Academy, CO is tagged as a Tribal Nation community context (place names indicate a tribal nation community). Local search often includes tribal government offices, public safety, and Indian Health Service (IHS) / wellness topics alongside standard ZIP demographics.

Median household income in ZIP 80840 is about $93,889 — about 25% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 17.6%; unemployment rate near 3.5%; 35.4% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 1.7 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Healthcare, and Food services; about 1.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 14.1 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $2,159 (about 86% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Air Force Academy CDP, CO as Relatively Moderate (composite score 94.1), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (99.3) and flood (95.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Air Force Academy CDP, CO show little to no average snow and around 19.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 306 for ZIP 80840 (Air Force Academy CDP, CO) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.