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Low Water Pressure in Denver, Colorado 80201
The typical home here dates from 1972, which predicts the supply pipe. Whole house or one tap, and who to call.
Free to homeowners in Denver — the contractor pays us for the introduction, you never do.
The short answer
Denver has a median build year of 1972 across its housing. That is late enough for copper and early enough for polybutylene in places, which is why the pattern of the symptom is worth establishing before anybody is called out.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25035.
Denver has 487,902 occupied homes across 46 ZIP codes. Across all its housing, vacant units included, the median build year is 1972 — the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.
What this site is
PressureTrace is a referral service, not a plumbing contractor. We connect homeowners with independent contractors. Contractors are required to hold whatever credential their state or municipality demands. Every state page sets out who licenses plumbers there and where to check, so you can confirm before work begins. We do not perform plumbing work, we do not set prices, and we never charge homeowners anything — the contractors in our network pay us when we route them a call.Denver sits 18 years older than the CO median of 1990. Of the 93 CO towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 91% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 1st.
What 1972 tells you about the pipe in Denver
Housing of this vintage generally means copper as the usual supply material, so corrosion narrowing the pipe is far less likely. In houses of this era a whole-house pressure drop points at the pressure-reducing valve, the main shut-off, or the supply side of the meter rather than at the pipe itself. More on 1970s supply pipe.
52% of occupied homes in Denver are owner-occupied, 13 points below the CO figure of 65%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.
Median household income across Denver ZIP codes is $86,661, 17% below the CO median of $103,819.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023 release — tables B25003 (occupied units), B25035 (all units) and B19013 (households). How these are aggregated.
Before calling anyone in Denver, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.
Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Denver
| ZIP | Typical build year | Occupied homes |
|---|---|---|
| 80202 | 2005 | 11,749 |
| 80203 | 1965 | 15,882 |
| 80204 | 1982 | 16,993 |
| 80205 | 1963 | 17,614 |
| 80206 | 1965 | 14,033 |
| 80207 | 1950 | 9,071 |
| 80209 | 1967 | 14,907 |
| 80210 | 1958 | 17,401 |
| 80211 | 1959 | 19,736 |
| 80212 | 1957 | 10,173 |
| 80214 | 1967 | 12,336 |
| 80215 | 1968 | 8,687 |
| 80216 | 2005 | 6,485 |
| 80218 | 1960 | 12,290 |
| 80219 | 1957 | 20,933 |
| 80220 | 1954 | 16,820 |
| 80221 | 1965 | 14,654 |
| 80222 | 1966 | 11,185 |
| 80223 | 1958 | 8,692 |
| 80224 | 1971 | 8,474 |
| 80226 | 1972 | 13,825 |
| 80227 | 1982 | 15,527 |
| 80228 | 1982 | 15,212 |
| 80229 | 1982 | 19,498 |
| 80230 | 2003 | 5,420 |
| 80231 | 1980 | 16,148 |
| 80232 | 1972 | 9,334 |
| 80233 | 1983 | 17,820 |
| 80234 | 1991 | 12,302 |
| 80235 | 1982 | 4,049 |
| 80236 | 1971 | 6,329 |
| 80237 | 1983 | 11,734 |
| 80238 | 2012 | 11,261 |
| 80239 | 1989 | 13,438 |
| 80246 | 1978 | 7,457 |
| 80247 | 1985 | 14,713 |
| 80249 | 2006 | 12,975 |
| 80260 | 1984 | 12,388 |
| 80290 | 2008 | 357 |
Nearby towns we cover
- Monument typical build 2000 · 28 years newer
- Palmer Lake typical build 1987 · 15 years newer
- Parker typical build 2001 · 29 years newer
- Sedalia typical build 1982 · 10 years newer
- Strasburg typical build 2002 · 30 years newer
- Watkins typical build 2002 · 30 years newer
Worth reading for a 1972-era home
- pressure-reducing valves
- whole-house pressure loss
- galvanized supply pipe
- a main shut-off left part-closed
- how to test your pressure
ZIP codes we route in Denver
- 80202
- 80203
- 80204
- 80205
- 80206
- 80207
- 80208
- 80209
- 80210
- 80211
- 80212
- 80214
- 80215
- 80216
- 80218
- 80219
- 80220
- 80221
- 80222
- 80223
- 80224
- 80225
- 80226
- 80227
- 80228
- 80229
- 80230
- 80231
- 80232
- 80233
- 80234
- 80235
- 80236
- 80237
- 80238
- 80239
- 80246
- 80247
- 80249
- 80260
- 80262
- 80264
- 80265
- 80266
- 80290
- 80293
Low water pressure help near me in Denver
Give us your Denver ZIP code and what is happening. We check it against partner coverage and connect you with an independent contractor covering that area. We do not do the work and you are never charged. The call need not be about pressure at all.
Low Water Pressure coverage in Denver, CO
Denver spans Denver, Jefferson, Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado. It covers 67 ZIP codes: 80201, 80202, 80203, 80204, 80205, 80206, 80207, 80208, 80209, 80210, 80211, 80212, 80214, 80215, 80216, 80217, 80218, 80219, 80220, 80221, 80222, 80223, 80224, 80225 and 43 more. We route low water pressure calls from every one of them.
What happens when you call
No form, no quote tool, no waiting for an email.
- You tell us what the water is doingOne short conversation. If it turns out to be something you can fix in five minutes, we will say so.
- We route the call in DenverWe match 80201 to an independent contractor who already covers Denver — not a call center three states away.
- They quote, you decideWe do not set prices and we never charge you. The contractor pays us for the introduction.