Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:26 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:06 am – 4:32 pm
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People401 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.7170 householdsMedian household income $68,750Median home value $189,600Median rent $653 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $948 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 236 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 26%, education and health care 23%, public administration 19%Average commute 17 minutes74% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 12°F15 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month August16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days62 days above 90°F, 178 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kit Carson station, 5 mi away
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 200926 mi away, near Eads, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Mar 202645 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCheyenne County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail 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, 65 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Cheyenne Wellsserves 840 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,368 ft1,331 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWeisbrod Memorial County Hospital24.5 miPost officeKit Carson Post Office5.2 miTown hallKit Carson Town Hall5.1 miFire stationKit Carson Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB98 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS101 miInterstateI-7032 miUS highwayUS 2874.8 miAmtrakLamar, CO LMR53 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80825 ZIP area.
