Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:34 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:17 am – 4:40 pm
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People243 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.689 householdsMedian household income $82,188Median home value $671,900100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,773 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages62% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 43% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, French or Haitian Creole 11%, Spanish 8%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 42°F, lows 14°F20 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month April86 in of snow a year, on about 25 days19 days above 90°F, 207 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Strontia Springs Dam station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Scraggy Peakpeak · under a mileOSPREYcampground · 1.5 miOUZELcampground · 2.3 miLITTLE SCRAGGYtrailhead · 2.8 miGreen Mountainpeak · 5.9 miTURKEYtrailhead · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPike National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,097,242 acresNorth Fork Trailrecreation area · 5.0 mi · 73 acresCathedral Spires Parkpark · 5.0 mi · 209 acresRoxborough State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 465 acresSharptail Ridgestate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 737 acresChatfield State Parkstate park · 13.1 mi · 5,845 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198141 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025215 of 365 days measured137 moderate, 13 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, CO
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% 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 waterBuffalo Creek WDserves 125 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest May 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,104 ft2,470 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAdventHealth Hospital Castle Rock17.6 miPost officeBuffalo Creek Post Office4.9 miFire stationNorth Fork Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 - Buffalo Creek2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBrotherhood of the White Temple School10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC39 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN45 miInterstateI-2517 miUS highwayUS 28512 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN30 miCoachPine Junction PnRBustang Outrider13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80425 ZIP area.
