Local servicesHospitalSisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Community Hospital Southwest23.7 miPost officeShawnee Post Office4.0 miPolicePark County Sheriff's Office Bailey Substation3.7 miFire stationPlatte Canyon Fire Protection District Station 22.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryDeer Creek Elementary School1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC37 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN52 miInterstateI-7019 miUS highwayUS 2852.8 miAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR33 miCoachPine Junction PnRBustang Outrider5.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80421 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:35 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:18 am – 4:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,601 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.03,925 householdsMedian household income $105,617Median home value $552,400Median rent $2,235 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,889 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 4,468 employedMain industries: professional and business services 17%, education and health care 15%, construction 15%Average commute 44 minutes71% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 44°FColdest month December: highs 37°F, lows 9°F17 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month July83 in of snow a year, on about 34 days1 days above 90°F, 235 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bailey station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksCrooked Top Mountainpeak · under a mileGrouse Mountainpeak · 2.2 miBROOKSIDE-PAYNE CREEKtrailhead · 3.8 miMERIDIAN CGcampground · 3.9 miDEER CREEK CGcampground · 4.3 miWhiteford Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPike National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,097,242 acresStaunton State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 80 acresPine Valley Ranch Parkpark · 8.0 mi · 885 acresMount Evans State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 3,401 acresIdaho Springs Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 66 acresBergen Peak State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 1,106 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198142 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Jul 200136 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 home94% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBailey WSDserves 483 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2025: Groundwater, treatment technique20 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation9,550 ft2,911 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
