Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:32 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:16 am – 4:39 pm
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People30,223 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.212,510 householdsMedian household income $141,667Median home value $663,800Median rent $2,421 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,529 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 16,396 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 20%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 24 minutes61% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 33% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages64% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 20°F17 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month May34 in of snow a year, on about 19 days33 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Marston Fltr Plt station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksHigh Line Canal Trail Segment 6 Dad Clark Gulchtrailhead · 1.2 miHigh Line Canal County Line Trailhead Segment 7trailhead · 1.4 miWolhurst Lakelake · 1.9 miBlackrock Lakelake · 2.2 miSpring Gulch Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miMcLellan Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChatfield State Parkstate park · 1.3 mi · 5,845 acresChatfield Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.3 mi · 7,079 acresMarcy Parkpark · under a mileDouglas County School District School District Parkspark · under a mileRoxborough State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 652 acresFort Logan National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.8 mi · 213 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198125 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202536 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDouglas County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighHail Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025247 of 365 days measured111 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 46, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Douglas County monitors, CO
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSouthwest Metropolitan WSDserves 48,648 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,624 ft1,714 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospitalunder a milePost officeCentennial Post Office4.2 miTown hallColumbine Valley Town Hall4.3 miPoliceDouglas County Sheriff's Office Highlands Ranch Substationunder a mileFire stationSouth Metro Fire Rescue Station 181.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools7 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 5 otherElementaryEldorado Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryTrailblazer Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighThunderRidge High Schoolunder a mileCollegeDenver Seminary3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC26 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN28 miInterstateI-257.5 miUS highwayUS 851.4 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN14 miLight railLittleton / Mineral Ave StationRTD-Denver2.4 miCoachFederal Center Station Gate LBustang Outrider14 miTransit20 stops within a mileRTD-DenverSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80129 ZIP area.
