Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:39 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:12 am – 4:45 pm
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People360 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.4216 householdsMedian household income $30,97894% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $642 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 13%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 41°F, lows 17°F14 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month August51 in of snow a year, on about 17 days2 days above 90°F, 171 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sheep Mtn station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMontez Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 1.4 miMontez Number 5 Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miLittle Sheep Mountainpeak · 4.4 miPoint of Rockspeak · 4.6 miMud Springspring · 8.3 miTroyer Springspring · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreat Sand Dunes National Parknational park · 14.6 mi · 104,902 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Preservenational conservation area · 10.6 mi · 41,702 acresHuerfano State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 529 acresLathrop State Parkstate park · 23.6 mi · 163 acresLathropstate park · 24.2 mi · 158 acresSan Luis Valley Conservation Areanational conservation area · 26.8 mi · 6,718 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 10 Mar 202350 mi away, near Segundo, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 Jan 202449 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHuerfano County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 365 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Alamosa County, CO, 34 mi away
Internet at home67% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone30% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Walsenburgserves 3,230 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique21 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,367 ft2,245 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeGardner Post Office3.7 miFire stationUpper Huerfano Fire Protection District Gardner Station3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field ALS43 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS76 miInterstateI-2522 miUS highwayUS 16012 miAmtrakTrinidad, CO TRI58 miCoachWalsenburgLimousine Express25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81040 ZIP area.
