Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:35 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:25 am – 4:42 pm
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People148 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.067 householdsMedian household income $64,338Median home value $346,60088% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,375 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 42°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 7°F15 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month September67 in of snow a year, on about 53 days0 days above 90°F, 253 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Spicer station, 4 mi away; snow from Walden
Parks and public landsRoutt National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,125,600 acresSeymour Lake State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 81 acresArapaho National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.0 mi · 25,538 acresArapaho National Forestnational forest · 10.2 mi · 129,521 acresDelaney Butte Lakes State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.0 miOdd Fellows State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 1 Oct 200511 mi away, near Steamboat Springs, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 2 Sep 202432 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality99% of days had good air in 202588 of 89 days measured1 moderate dayMedian index 9, worst day 56main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jackson County monitors, CO
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription21% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Waldenserves 600 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation8,219 ft2,505 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalYampa Valley Medical Center21.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYampa Valley Airport HDN42 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN103 miUS highwayUS 4013 miAmtrakGranby, CO GRA39 miCoachMuddy PassBustang Outrider13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80430 ZIP area.
