Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:54 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:25 am – 5:00 pm
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People14,236 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.85,785 householdsMedian household income $59,506Median home value $289,000Median rent $969 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $815 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 5,897 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 15%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 16 minutes78% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 6%, other languages 4%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 14°F12 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month August33 in of snow a year, on about 24 days48 days above 90°F, 191 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cortez Montezuma Co Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Cortez
Parks and public landsYucca House National Monumentnational monument · 5.1 miMesa Verde National Parknational park · 10.6 mi · 53,445 acresSouth Broadway Ballfieldsrecreation area · 7.2 miHovenweep National Monumentnational monument · 11.4 mi · 369 acresOld Montezuma-Cortez High Schoolpark · 8.2 miNarraguinnepstate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 356 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 3.7 on 22 Apr 201746 mi away, near Bluff, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Dec 201749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMontezuma County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025274 of 365 days measured90 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montezuma County monitors, CO
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Cortezserves 8,770 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,607 ft2,014 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthwest Memorial Hospital9.4 miPost officeTowaoc Post Office7.7 miTown hallCortez City Hall9.4 miPoliceCortez Police Department9.3 miFire stationCortez Fire Protection District Station 26.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCortez Municipal Airport CEZ5.9 miUS highwayUS 4916.4 miCoachCortezBustang Outrider9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81321 ZIP area.
