Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:29 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:04 am – 4:36 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People160 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.370 householdsMedian household income $58,500Median home value $130,000Median rent $1,063 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $471 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 16°F13 in of rain a year, on about 25 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days83 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, John Martin Dam station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsJohn Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 19,313 acresJohn Martin Reservoir State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 1,705 acresFort Lyon National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.8 miPurgatoire River State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 913 acresComanche National Grasslandnational grassland · 24.1 mi · 443,611 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 17 Aug 200940 mi away, near Eads, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202137 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBent County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 365 days measured25 moderate, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 27, worst day 652main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Prowers County, CO, 34 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHasty Water Authorityserves 244 people from ground water12 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: radium, maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,973 ft1,211 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalProwers Medical Center23.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB84 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS109 miUS highwayUS 5012 miAmtrakLamar, CO LMR23 miCoachFort LyonBustang Outrider11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81044 ZIP area.
