Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:39 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:15 am – 4:45 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 45°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 8°F14 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month July84 in of snow a year, on about 29 days1 days above 90°F, 213 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Westcliffe station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksHook Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLAKE CREEKcampground · 2.9 miGem Mountainpeak · 3.2 miKoch Springsspring · 2.5 miBRUSH CREEKtrailhead · 3.6 miDUCKETT CREEKtrailhead · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,108,492 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Cotopaxistate park · 8.1 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Lone Pine (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 8.2 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Canon Trading Poststate park · 8.2 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Canyon Trading Post (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 8.5 miDe Weese Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 917 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201713 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 28 Feb 201944 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFremont 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, Fremont County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Canon Cityserves 34,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,405 ft2,257 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit Saint Thomas More Hospital24.0 miPost officeHillside Post Officeunder a mileFire stationWet Mountain Fire Protection District Hillside Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field ALS60 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS61 miUS highwayUS 507.6 miCoachCotopaxiBustang Outrider7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81232 ZIP area.
