Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Hospital11.4 miPost officeAlma Post Office4.0 miTown hallAlma Town Hall4.0 miPoliceFairplay Police Department9.6 miFire stationNorth-West Fire Protection District Station 1 Alma4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColorado Mountain College Leadville11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) ASE41 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS84 miInterstateI-7013 miUS highwayUS 2859.3 miAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR43 miCoachFairplayBustang Outrider9.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80420 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80420 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:38 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:20 am – 4:44 pm
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People958 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.7594 householdsMedian household income $84,093Median home value $572,500Median rent $1,865 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,070 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 683 employedMain industries: other services 30%, hospitality, food and recreation 21%, education and health care 14%Average commute 34 minutes27% drive alone, 55% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, French or Haitian Creole 4%, Spanish 3%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 67°F, lows 40°FColdest month December: highs 27°F, lows 3°F25 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month April295 in of snow a year, on about 103 days0 days above 90°F, 269 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Climax station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMount Lincolnpeak · 1.9 miKite Lakelake · under a mileMount Brosspeak · under a mileLake Emmalake · 1.3 miColumbia Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miMontgomery Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsParis Mill Siterecreation area · 1.9 miAlma State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 277 acresLoma Verde Subdivision #2 Lots 38-41. 44-50recreation area · 8.9 miWhite River National Forestnational forest · 12.1 mi · 2,289,637 acresPike National Forestnational forest · 13.4 mi · 1,097,242 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Crystal Lakesstate park · 14.8 mi · 84 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 201249 mi away, near Gypsum, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 201249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPark County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025128 of 203 days measured73 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Park County monitors, CO
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Almaserves 460 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation13,225 ft4,031 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
