Local servicesHospitalBoulder Community Health Hospital6.0 miPost officeBoulder Post Office3.9 miTown hallBoulder Municipal Building3.7 miPoliceUniversity of Colorado Police Department4.8 miFire stationFour Mile Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC15 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN38 miInterstateI-2519 miUS highwayUS 364.5 miAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR24 miCoachIdaho Springs Bus StopGreyhound22 miTransit1 stop within a mileViaSources: 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 80302 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:32 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:19 am – 4:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People29,569 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 24.912,425 householdsMedian household income $61,698Median home value $1,190,800Median rent $1,921 a month39% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,140 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 16,201 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, hospitality, food and recreation 22%, professional and business services 17%Average commute 19 minutes40% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 22% walk or cycle, 31% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages75% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 35% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Chinese 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 46°F, lows 21°F21 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month May93 in of snow a year, on about 37 days33 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boulder station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsEben G. Fine Parkpark · 3.0 miPospahalapark · 3.0 miEldorado Canyon State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 160 acresArapaho National Forestnational forest · 10.2 mi · 590,997 acresRocky Flats National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.5 mi · 5,203 acresGolden Gate Canyon State Parkstate park · 11.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198122 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 201649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBoulder County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHail Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025213 of 365 days measured149 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Boulder County monitors, CO
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Boulderserves 166,080 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
Elevation6,560 ft1,999 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
