Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:24 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:09 am – 4:31 pm
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People100 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.859 householdsMedian household income $22,813Median home value $254,20078% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $467 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 14°F16 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month July45 in of snow a year, on about 25 days43 days above 90°F, 175 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shaw 4ene station, 15 mi away
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWashington County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025212 of 365 days measured151 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Arapahoe County, CO, 66 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Akronserves 2,379 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Mar 2024: disinfection by-products, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,751 ft1,448 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeAnton Post Office6.3 miFire stationSouthwest Washington County Fire Protection District-Station 1 Anton6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDenver International Airport DEN84 miInterstateI-7031 miUS highwayUS 36under a mileAmtrakFort Morgan, CO FMG51 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80801 ZIP area.
