Median household income (1999): $56,545
Estimated median household income in 2005: $58,206
| This zip code | $58,206 | | Colorado: | $50,652 |
Nearest zip codes: 80455, 80515, 80510, 80503, 80481, 80517.
Housing units in zip code 80540 with a mortgage: 788 (122 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 236
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,357
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $300
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 80540: X Bar 7 Ranch (A), Lion Gulch Trailhead (B), Longmont Powerplant (C), Lyons Park Estates (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Crescent Lake (A), Minnie Lake (B), Rainbow Lake (C), Longmont Reservoir (D), Willow Lake (E), Meadow Lake (F), Button Rock Reservoir (G), Mirror Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: North Fork Little Thompson River (A), Deer Creek (B), Middle Saint Vrain Creek (C), West Fork Little Thompson River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 84
- 1995 to 1998: 137
- 1990 to 1994: 135
- 1980 to 1989: 262
- 1970 to 1979: 513
- 1960 to 1969: 425
- 1950 to 1959: 185
- 1940 to 1949: 78
- 1939 or earlier: 289
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lyons, CO (80540):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 64
- 2 bedrooms: 351
- 3 bedrooms: 637
- 4 bedrooms: 220
- 5 or more bedrooms: 52
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 21
- 1 bedrooms: 70
- 2 bedrooms: 120
- 3 bedrooms: 58
- 4 bedrooms: 12
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 80540 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 24
- 1 vehicle: 147
- 2 vehicles: 728
- 3 vehicles: 305
- 4 vehicles: 77
- 5 or more vehicles: 43
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 14
- 1 vehicle: 124
- 2 vehicles: 117
- 3 vehicles: 22
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 80540:
- $50,000 to $59,999: 4
- $60,000 to $69,999: 6
- $70,000 to $79,999: 14
- $80,000 to $89,999: 3
- $90,000 to $99,999: 20
- $100,000 to $124,999: 36
- $125,000 to $149,999: 76
- $150,000 to $174,999: 120
- $175,000 to $199,999: 107
- $200,000 to $249,999: 233
- $250,000 to $299,999: 130
- $300,000 to $399,999: 171
- $400,000 to $499,999: 78
- $500,000 to $749,999: 18
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 80540:
- Less than $100: 2
- $100 to $149: 5
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 6
- $250 to $299: 3
- $300 to $349: 9
- $350 to $399: 11
- $400 to $449: 19
- $450 to $499: 11
- $500 to $549: 35
- $550 to $599: 12
- $600 to $649: 14
- $650 to $699: 15
- $700 to $749: 4
- $750 to $799: 11
- $800 to $899: 27
- $900 to $999: 19
- $1,000 to $1,249: 22
- $1,250 to $1,499: 6
- $1,500 to $1,999: 3
- No cash rent: 21
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $261,100
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $338,785
- Asian householders: $236,836
- Some other race householders: $621,081
- Two or more races householders: $391,250
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $146,513
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,944
- One, attached: 15
- Two: 32
- 3 or 4: 5
- 5 to 9: 20
- 10 to 19: 2
- 20 to 49: 8
- Mobile homes: 79
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,565 (70%)
- Carpooled: 371 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
- Taxi: 3 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0%)
- Walked: 45 (2%)
- Other means: 9 (0%)
- Worked at home: 206 (9%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 79
- 5 to 9 minutes: 78
- 10 to 14 minutes: 50
- 15 to 19 minutes: 204
- 20 to 24 minutes: 310
- 25 to 29 minutes: 230
- 30 to 34 minutes: 420
- 35 to 39 minutes: 92
- 40 to 44 minutes: 141
- 45 to 59 minutes: 249
- 60 to 89 minutes: 135
- 90 or more minutes: 47
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,861
- In family households: 3,261 (943 male householders, 221 female householders)
1,022 spouses, 951 children (865 natural, 19 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 36 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 600 (252 male householders (183 living alone)), 200 female householders (142 living alone)), 148 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 654 2-persons, 225 3-persons, 181 4-persons, 81 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 325 1-person, 117 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
695 married couples with children.
140 single-parent households (44 men, 96 women).
93.6% of residents of 80540 zip code speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 23% well, 16% not well, 1% not at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 9% well, 3% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% very well, 45% well, 14% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 120 (3.0%)
(16.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (36%)
- Germany (18%)
- Canada (15%)
- Japan (9%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- Ireland (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 47
- 1990 to 1994: 16
- 1985 to 1989: 13
- 1980 to 1984: 25
- 1975 to 1979: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 12
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 722
- English: 405
- Other groups: 344
- Irish: 302
- United States or American: 163
- Scotch-Irish: 129
- European: 113
- Scottish: 111
- Italian: 103
- French (except Basque): 95
- Swedish: 82
- Polish: 76
- Norwegian: 75
- Dutch: 66
- Danish: 48
- Swiss: 31
- British: 30
- Czech: 29
- French Canadian: 29
- Belgian: 22
- Welsh: 20
- Canadian: 17
- Finnish: 12
- Russian: 10
- Armenian: 7
- Austrian: 7
- Hungarian: 6
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6
- Dutch West Indian: 6
- Slovene: 4
- Lithuanian: 4
- Czechoslovakian: 4
- Greek: 3
- Northern European: 3
- Slavic: 3
- Romanian: 3
- Scandinavian: 3
- Brazilian: 2
- Pennsylvania German: 2
- Eastern European: 2
- Ukrainian: 2

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CEMEX INCORPORATED (5134 UTE HIGHWAY in LYONS, CO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD980957823, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, SQG
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - SWMS-013-INC-005, REFUSE DISPOSAL, APCDSSP-CO0130003, AIR MAJOR
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - NPDES-CO0043656, NPDES NON-MAJOR
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE; CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; CEMENT, HYDRAULIC
Business NAICS classification: CEMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: CEMEX INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CEMEX, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CEMEX INC. LYONS CEMENT PLANT, CEMEX INC. LYONS CEMENT PLANT, LYONS CEMENT PLANT, SOUTHDOWN INC., SOUTHDOWN INC, LYONS CEMENT PLANT, SOUTHWESTERN PORTLAND CEMENT
- AGGREGATE IND-WCR,INC (CUMMINS GENSET) (30716 SOUTH STREET in LYONS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: DIMENSION STONE; CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; BRICK, STONE, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Alternative names: AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES, GOLDEN CONCRETE (EXTEC 6000S SCREEN), GOLDEN CONCRETE, LLLP, GOLDEN CONCRETE LLLP (CUMMINS GENSET), GOLDENS ANDESITE MINING COMPANY
- LYONS, TOWN OF (1098 2ND AVENUE in LYONS, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - NPDES-CO0020877, NPDES NON-MAJOR
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0081, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- SYNTEX LYONS GROUNDWATER CLEANUP PROJECT (15211 NORTH DAKOTA RIDGE RD in LYONS, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD981551286, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, TSD
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: SYNTEX CHEMICALS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BASELINE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (19661 US HIGHWAY 36 in LYONS, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD983775024, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
, QUESTAR INFOCOMM INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- LYONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (338 HIGH STREET in LYONS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5364
Organizations: ST VRAIN VALLEY RE 1J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LYONS MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (100 SOUTH 2ND AVENUE in LYONS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5368
Organizations: ST VRAIN VALLEY RE 1J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PEACEFUL VALLEY RECREATION CTR (HWY 72 in LYONS, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1994-0307, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- GOLDENS ANDESITE MINING CO (SEC 25 T3N R71W in LYONS, CO)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE; CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
- BIG ELK MEADOWS WTP (109 WILLOW DRIVE in LYONS, CO)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Organizations: BIG ELK MEADOWS WATER ASSN. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BIG ELK MEADOWS WATER ASSN., BIG ELK MEADOWS WATER ASSOCIATION
- CEMEX, INC. (SEC 35 36 T4N R70W in LYONS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE; CEMENT, HYDRAULIC; LIME
Alternative names: SOUTHWESTERN PORTLAND
- DIAMOND SHAMROCK #635 (4206 UTE HIGHWAY in LYONS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Alternative names: DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING & MARKETING, DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING AND MARKETING STATION - STATION 635
- FED AID PROJECT BR 0361-052 (HWY36 BTW MAIN ST&APPLE VLY RD in LYONS, CO)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
Organizations: CITY OF LYONS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HAMON CONTRACTORS
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (9%)
- Solar energy (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1328
- Northeast: 416
- Midwest: 1040
- South: 456
- West: 468
60% of the 80540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 3,696. Population change in the 1990s: +306 (+8.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 9.5% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
| Here: | 6.7% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41
| Here: | 28.3% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Mining: Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Mining: Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (20-49: 1)
- Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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