Local servicesPost officeJefferson Post Office7.6 miFire stationJefferson - Como Fire Protection District Station 3 Stagestop1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC51 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS64 miInterstateI-7027 miUS highwayUS 2857.3 miAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR40 miCoachFairplayBustang Outrider17 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 80456 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:36 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:18 am – 4:42 pm
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People507 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.8302 householdsMedian home value $627,800100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,729 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 285 employedMain industries: professional and business services 35%, finance, insurance and real estate 16%, education and health care 15%Average commute 27 minutes65% drive alone, 36% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 32% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, French or Haitian Creole 29%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 43°FColdest month December: highs 33°F, lows 9°F15 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month July82 in of snow a year, on about 42 days0 days above 90°F, 236 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grant station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsPike National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,097,242 acresTarryall Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 161 acresTeter Wetlands State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 1,102 acresShooting Range Siterecreation area · 8.9 mi · 197 acresTomahawk State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 12,187 acresJames Mark Jones State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 5,227 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Dec 199447 mi away, near Larkspur, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Jul 200136 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPark County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025128 of 203 days measured73 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Park County monitors, CO
Internet at home67% of households have a broadband subscription27% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Fairplayserves 909 people from groundwater under influence of surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Sep 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation9,256 ft2,821 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
