Local servicesHospitalCentura Medical Center18.2 miPost officeCentral City Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCentral City - City Hallunder a milePoliceGilpin County Sheriff's Office - Central City Substationunder a mileFire stationTimberline Fire Protection District Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC23 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN45 miInterstateI-703.2 miUS highwayUS 63.2 miAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR14 miCoachIdaho Springs Bus StopGreyhound3.6 miTransit3 stops within a mileThe Black Hawk & Central City TramwaySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80427 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80427 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:34 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:19 am – 4:40 pm
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People567 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.9335 householdsMedian household income $62,264Median home value $364,300Median rent $1,482 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $672 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 334 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 63%, professional and business services 13%, public administration 7%Average commute 14 minutes65% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Spanish 22%, French or Haitian Creole 2%12% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 73°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 33°F, lows 15°F26 in of rain a year, on about 64 dayswettest month April195 in of snow a year, on about 80 days0 days above 90°F, 211 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Coal Creek Canyon station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksQuartz Hillpeak · under a mileBald Mountainpeak · 1.6 miIdaho Springsspring · 3.8 miCOLUMBINEcampground · 2.1 miMissouri Fallswaterfall · 2.3 miMissouri Lakelake · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsArapaho National Forestnational forest · 2.3 mi · 590,997 acresGolden Gate Canyon State Parkstate park · 2.6 mi · 809 acresGolden Gate Canyonstate park · 3.0 mi · 66 acresPete Gones Memorial Parkpark · 3.9 miRalston Creek State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 2,291 acresCanyon Gatesrecreation area · 7.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198131 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 12 Sep 199037 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGilpin County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025273 of 360 days measured86 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 46, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Gilpin County monitors, CO
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Central Cityserves 3,750 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation9,197 ft2,803 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
