Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:34 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:14 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 19°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month July33 in of snow a year, on about 27 days23 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Colorado Springs Muni Ap station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksNewman University Colorado Springscollege · under a milePikes Peak Community College Downtown Studio Campuscollege · under a mileProspect Lakelake · 1.0 miMesa Reservoir Number 2reservoir · 1.6 miMesa Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 1.8 miQuail Lakelake · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMemorial Parkpark · under a mile · 196 acresSouth Shooks Run Parkpark · under a mileCheyenne Mountainstate park · 7.3 mi · 105 acresCheyenne Mountain State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 103 acresPikes Peak National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.1 mi · 374 acresRosemont Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 356 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Dec 199432 mi away, near Larkspur, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202521 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEl Paso County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025249 of 365 days measured116 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Paso County monitors, CO
Drinking waterColorado Springs Utilitiesserves 464,111 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,993 ft1,827 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUCHealth Memorial Hospital Centralunder a milePost officeColorado Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallColorado Springs City Hallunder a milePoliceColorado Springs Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationColorado Springs Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools10 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, 2 otherSchoolColorado School for the Deaf and Blindunder a mileHighPalmer High Schoolunder a mileElementaryColumbia Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeNewman University Colorado Springsunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS6.4 miInterstateI-251.0 miUS highwayUS 851.0 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN64 miCoachColorado Springs Downtown Transit TerminalBustang Outriderunder a mileTransit101 stops within a mileMountain Metro Transit (MMT), Cripple Creek TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80901 ZIP area.
