Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:33 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:03 am – 4:39 pm
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People194 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.8109 householdsMedian household income $44,904Median home value $175,80062% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $547 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 100 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 64%, construction 11%, education and health care 10%Average commute 28 minutes45% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 34% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 49°F, lows 17°F17 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month July40 in of snow a year, on about 19 days56 days above 90°F, 158 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kim 15 Nne station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsComanche National Grasslandnational grassland · within reach · 443,611 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 1 Aug 199648 mi away, near Hoehne, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202127 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLas Animas County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 71 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Kimserves 116 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202156 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,660 ft1,725 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeKim Post Office4.7 miFire stationKim Area Volunteer Fire Department4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB91 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS126 miUS highwayUS 1602.7 miAmtrakLa Junta, CO LAJ48 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81049 ZIP area.
