Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:30 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:17 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 16°F14 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month May35 in of snow a year, on about 22 days49 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brighton 3 Se station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksEagles Watch Trailtrailhead · 2.8 miBarr Lakelake · 5.8 miHouck Number 1 Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miWetlands Trailtrailhead · 3.8 miUpper Derby Lakelake · 3.8 miPikeview Reservoir Number 2reservoir · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · under a mile · 14,801 acresFronterra Parkpark · 1.4 miReunion Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 53 acresBarr Lakestate park · 4.7 mi · 2,682 acresBarr Lake State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 595 acresCherry Creek State Parkstate park · 14.8 mi · 4,388 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198110 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 201642 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAdams County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025201 of 365 days measured163 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 49, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Adams County monitors, CO
Drinking waterSouth Adams County WSDserves 75,559 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,178 ft1,578 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPlatte Valley Medical Center7.2 miPost officeHenderson Post Office5.7 miTown hallCommerce City Civic Center6.9 miPoliceCommerce City Police Department - Northern Range Police Substation1.8 miFire stationSouth Adams County Fire Department Station 81.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherElementarySecond Creek Elementary School1.3 miMiddleStuart Middle School1.6 miSchoolLandmark Academy at Reunion2.0 miCollegeUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDenver International Airport DEN6.1 miInterstateI-763.9 miUS highwayUS 64.0 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN14 miRail61st & Pena Station Track 1RTD-Denver3.7 miCoachDenver International Airport Transit CenterBustang Outrider6.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80037 ZIP area.
