Local servicesHospitalArkansas Valley Regional Medical Center9.5 miPost officeLa Junta Post Office9.8 miTown hallLa Junta Municipal Building9.6 miPoliceLa Junta Police Department9.6 miFire stationLa Junta Fire Department9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB63 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS94 miUS highwayUS 509.3 miAmtrakLa Junta, CO LAJ10 miCoachLa JuntaBustang Outrider9.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81050 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81050 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:32 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:05 am – 4:38 pm
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People9,774 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.74,219 householdsMedian household income $60,072Median home value $181,500Median rent $764 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $531 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 4,524 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 12%, public administration 11%Average commute 21 minutes78% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 14%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 17°F15 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month July26 in of snow a year, on about 9 days80 days above 90°F, 146 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, La Junta 20 S station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiller Mesapeak · 4.8 miCircle I Waters Springspring · 5.3 miOtero Junior Collegecollege · 8.9 miLandsat Number A-44A Reservoirreservoir · 9.3 miKelly Water Holespring · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity Parkpark · 9.2 miBent's Old Fort National Historic Sitehistoric site · 12.3 mi · 767 acresOxbow State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 407 acresRocky Ford Pond State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 14.7 miComanche National Grasslandnational grassland · 18.0 mi · 443,611 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202142 mi away, near Pritchett, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202142 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOtero County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured96 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pueblo County, CO, 59 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of la Juntaserves 8,320 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,484 ft1,367 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
