Local servicesHospitalArkansas Valley Regional Medical Center20.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB76 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS103 miUS highwayUS 5011 miAmtrakLa Junta, CO LAJ20 miCoachLas AnimasBustang Outrider11 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 81054 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:30 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:04 am – 4:37 pm
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People4,760 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.01,533 householdsMedian household income $46,964Median home value $124,200Median rent $860 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $505 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate32% of adults are in the labour force, 1,240 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, public administration 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 23 minutes76% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 8%, French or Haitian Creole 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 48°F, lows 16°F14 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month July16 in of snow a year, on about 9 days83 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Las Animas station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsPurgatoire River State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 913 acresFort Lyon National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.3 miJohn Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 683 acresBent's Old Fort National Historic Sitehistoric site · 15.0 mi · 767 acresDawn Pond State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 14.1 miOxbow State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 14.5 mi · 407 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 17 Aug 200947 mi away, near Eads, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202136 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBent County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWildfire 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, 44 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of las Animasserves 2,139 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2025: Groundwater, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,145 ft1,263 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
