Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:37 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:19 am – 4:43 pm
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People293 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.5226 householdsMedian household income $44,605Median home value $403,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,176 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, other Indo-European languages 8%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 71°F, lows 42°FColdest month December: highs 31°F, lows 10°F15 in of rain a yearwettest month July49 in of snow a year, on about 21 days0 days above 90°F, 236 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fairplay S Park Rd station, 8 mi away; snow from Antero Rsvr
Parks and public landsPike National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,097,242 acresTomahawk State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 12,187 acresShooting Range Siterecreation area · 4.1 mi · 197 acresJames Mark Jones State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 5,227 acresTown of Fairplay City Parkspark · 8.5 miTeter Wetlands State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 1,102 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Jan 199741 mi away, near Westcreek, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Jul 200141 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPark County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025128 of 203 days measured73 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Park County monitors, CO
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Fairplayserves 909 people from groundwater under influence of surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Sep 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation9,356 ft2,852 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Hospital25.0 miPost officeComo Post Office6.7 miTown hallFairplay Town Hall8.5 miPolicePark County Sheriff's Office8.1 miFire stationJefferson - Como Fire Protection District Station 7 Indian Mountain4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) ASE55 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS68 miInterstateI-7025 miUS highwayUS 2855.4 miAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR46 miCoachFairplayBustang Outrider8.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80432 ZIP area.
