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Low Water Pressure in Denver, CO

Outside tap mounted on a house wall, the fixture closest to the incoming supply
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Denver has 487,902 occupied homes across 46 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1972. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

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, 29 points below the CO figure of 81%. 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.

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

ZIPTypical build yearOccupied homes
80202200511,749
80203196515,882
80204198216,993
80205196317,614
80206196514,033
8020719509,071
80209196714,907
80210195817,401
80211195919,736
80212195710,173
80214196712,336
8021519688,687
8021620056,485
80218196012,290
80219195720,933
80220195416,820
80221196514,654
80222196611,185
8022319588,692
8022419718,474
80226197213,825
80227198215,527
80228198215,212
80229198219,498
8023020035,420
80231198016,148
8023219729,334
80233198317,820
80234199112,302
8023519824,049
8023619716,329
80237198311,734
80238201211,261
80239198913,438
8024619787,457
80247198514,713
80249200612,975
80260198412,388
802902008357

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ZIP codes we route in Denver

Low water pressure help near me in Denver

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