Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:38 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:09 am – 4:45 pm
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People149 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.881 householdsMedian household income $31,292Median home value $237,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $570 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 15°F17 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month July48 in of snow a year, on about 13 days28 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Trinidad Lake station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsSpanish Peaks State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 555 acresTrinidad Lake State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 94 acresBosque Del Oso State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 72 acresSugarite Canyon State Parkstate park · 24.0 mi · 4,115 acresLathrop State Parkstate park · 26.4 mi · 1,136 acresLathropstate park · 26.9 mi · 158 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes203 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 23 Aug 201112 mi away, near Valdez, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Jul 202627 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLas Animas County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 365 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Alamosa County, CO, 64 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription11% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Trinidadserves 11,400 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,101 ft2,164 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount San Rafael Hospital12.9 miTown hallCokedale Town Hall7.7 miFire stationBoncarbo Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTrinidad State College11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field ALS65 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS109 miInterstateI-2511 miUS highwayUS 8511 miAmtrakTrinidad, CO TRI12 miCoachAguilarBustang Outrider12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81024 ZIP area.
