Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:36 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:16 am – 4:42 pm
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People6,251 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.93,255 householdsMedian household income $75,472Median home value $418,200Median rent $2,415 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,286 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 3,050 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 40 minutes66% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 42°FColdest month December: highs 39°F, lows 5°F15 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month August59 in of snow a year, on about 29 days0 days above 90°F, 250 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Florissant Fossil Bed station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlue Mountainpeak · 5.4 miBeasley Hillspeak · 2.4 miJordan Number 1 Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miFlorissant Fossil Beds Visitor Centervisitor center · 4.2 miVisitor Center Area Trailheadtrailhead · 4.2 miBeltz Number 2 Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPike National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 1,097,242 acresFlorissant Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 2.5 mi · 6,264 acresMueller State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 4,991 acresDome Rock State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 6,966 acresEleven Mile State Parkstate park · 10.3 mi · 7,576 acresSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · 15.4 mi · 1,108,492 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Dec 199440 mi away, near Larkspur, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202539 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowTeller County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 362 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fremont County, CO, 28 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFlorissant WSDserves 250 people from groundwater under influence of surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level97 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,926 ft2,721 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPikes Peak Regional Hospital15.3 miPost officeFlorissant Post Office6.2 miPolicePark County Sheriff's Office Lake George Substation8.1 miFire stationFlorissant Fire and Rescue Station 2 - Colorado Mountain Estates3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS33 miInterstateI-2526 miUS highwayUS 246.1 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN64 miCoachColorado Springs Downtown Transit TerminalBustang Outrider27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80816 ZIP area.
