Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit Saint Anthony Hospital2.8 miPost officeGolden Post Office3.1 miTown hallMorrison Town Hall3.2 miPoliceLakewood Police Department Mills Substation2.6 miFire stationWest Metro Fire Rescue Station 41.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 1 otherHighGreen Mountain High School1.5 miElementaryFoothills Elementary School1.5 miHighLong View High School1.7 miCollegeRed Rocks Community College Lakewood Campus2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC15 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN29 miInterstateI-701.9 miUS highwayUS 401.7 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN10 miLight railRed Rocks Community College StationRTD-Denver2.3 miCoachFederal Center Station Gate LBustang Outrider2.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80228 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:33 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:18 am – 4:39 pm
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People34,942 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.415,327 householdsMedian household income $113,977Median home value $641,300Median rent $1,916 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,985 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 21,049 employedMain industries: professional and business services 18%, education and health care 18%, retail 9%Average commute 25 minutes64% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 29% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages60% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 20°F18 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month May58 in of snow a year, on about 22 days31 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lakewood station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreen Mountainpeak · under a mileRed Rocks Community College Lakewood Campuscollege · 2.1 miMagic Mountain Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 2.2 miMount Morrisonpeak · 3.1 miKendrick Lake Number 1lake · 3.2 miColorado Christian Universitycollege · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilliam Frederick Hayden Green Mountain Parkpark · within reach · 2,286 acresIron Spring Parkpark · under a mile · 115 acresFort Logan National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.2 mi · 213 acresWard Pondstate conservation land · 6.3 miTwo Ponds National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.4 mi · 70 acresChatfield State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 5,845 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198119 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025215 of 365 days measured137 moderate, 13 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, CO
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDenver Water Boardserves 1,287,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202134 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,513 ft1,985 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
