Local servicesHospitalBoulder Community Health Hospital2.8 miPost officeHigh Mar Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBoulder Municipal Building3.1 miPoliceUniversity of Colorado Police Department2.2 miFire stationBoulder Fire - Rescue Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools7 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 2 otherMiddleSouthern Hills Middle Schoolunder a mileHighFairview High Schoolunder a mileElementaryCommunity Montessori Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Colorado Boulder2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC8.4 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN32 miInterstateI-2514 miUS highwayUS 361.0 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN20 miRailWheat Ridge / Ward Road StationRTD-Denver14 miCoachFederal Center Station Gate LBustang Outrider19 miTransit64 stops within a mileRTD-Denver, ViaSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80306 ZIP area.
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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
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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, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreen Mountainpeak · 2.8 miViele Lakelake · under a mileUniversity of Colorado Bouldercollege · 2.1 miEldorado Springsspring · 3.4 miTable Mountainpeak · 1.6 miNaropa Universitycollege · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEldorado Canyon State Parkstate park · 3.7 mi · 74 acresRocky Flats National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.9 mi · 5,203 acresScott Carpenter Park And Recreation Centerrecreation area · 2.4 miPospahalapark · 3.3 miGolden Gate Canyon State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 118 acresTwo Ponds National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.0 mi · 70 acresSource: 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 198116 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 201647 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
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
Elevation5,487 ft1,672 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
