Local servicesHospitalDelta County Memorial Hospital14.6 miPost officeLazear Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHotchkiss Town Hall3.3 miPoliceHotchkiss Police Department3.3 miFire stationHotchkiss Fire Department - Delta County Fire Protection District 43.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontrose Regional Airport MTJ20 miInterstateI-7038 miUS highwayUS 5014 miAmtrakGrand Junction, CO GJT47 miCoachDeltaBustang Outrider16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81420 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81420 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:46 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:25 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 16°F14 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month September41 in of snow a year, on about 21 days45 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Paonia 1sw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksRogers Mesapeak · 3.2 miKnob Hillpeak · 3.6 miTommy Dowell Springspring · 1.0 miWest River Trailheadtrailhead · 3.1 miNorth Fork Gunnison Riverriver · 3.1 miCottonwood Grove Campgroundcampground · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National Parknational park · 10.4 mi · 30,272 acresNorth Fork Recreation Parkpark · 4.5 miCrossroads IIpark · 4.7 miGrand Mesa National Forestnational forest · 9.7 mi · 345,933 acresCrawford State Parkstate park · 11.2 mi · 761 acresSweitzer Lake State Parkstate park · 14.1 mi · 210 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 13 Sep 199445 mi away, near Sawpit, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Apr 202537 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDelta County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025179 of 209 days measured29 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 29, worst day 103main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Delta County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Deltaserves 8,700 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,463 ft1,665 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
