Local servicesHospitalCommunity Medical Center Lafayette1.8 miPost officeLafayette Post Office1.4 miTown hallLafayette City Hall1.8 miPoliceLafayette Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationLafayette Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC7.2 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN25 miInterstateI-256.2 miUS highwayUS 287under a mileAmtrakUnion Station DEN19 miRailEastlake - 124th Station Track 2RTD-Denver9.5 miCoachBrightonLimousine Express15 miTransit39 stops within a mileRTD-DenverSources: 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 80026 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:31 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:18 am – 4:38 pm
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People32,701 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.013,524 householdsMedian household income $120,187Median home value $705,600Median rent $2,104 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,373 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 18,130 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 20%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 23 minutes62% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 29% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages64% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 28% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Spanish 12%, Russian or other Slavic 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 46°F, lows 21°F21 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month May93 in of snow a year, on about 37 days33 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boulder station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksPrince Lake Number Onelake · under a mileErie Lakelake · under a mileInstitute of Taoist Education and Acupuncturecollege · 2.7 miMarfell Lakesreservoir · 1.1 miWaneka Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miNaropa University - Nalanda Campuscollege · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity Parkpark · under a mileWaneka Lake Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 104 acresRocky Flats National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.4 mi · 5,203 acresEldorado Canyon State Parkstate park · 11.4 mi · 74 acresSt. Vrain State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 93 acresTwo Ponds National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.8 mi · 70 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198110 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 201640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBoulder County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHail Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025213 of 365 days measured149 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Boulder County monitors, CO
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Lafayetteserves 28,700 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,276 ft1,608 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
