Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:39 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:22 am – 4:46 pm
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People15 residentsin the ZIP code area9 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 40°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 5°F35 in of rain a year, on about 148 dayswettest month April154 in of snow a year, on about 90 days4 days above 90°F, 272 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Meredith station, 10 mi away; rain from Ivanhoe; snow from Leadville 1.4 Wnw
Nearby landmarksSellar Lakelake · 1.2 miSellar Peakpeak · under a mileHENDERSON PARKpark · 2.8 miGRANITE/NASTtrailhead · 2.3 miGRANITE CREEKtrailhead · 2.3 miNast E Lakelake · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWhite River National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,289,637 acresCoke Oven State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 330 acresArgenta / Yankee Stranahan Mining Claimrecreation area · 9.8 miSylvan Lake State Parkstate park · 14.1 mi · 120 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Crystal Lakesstate park · 14.7 mi · 84 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Hayden Meadowsstate park · 16.4 mi · 60 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 200149 mi away, near Chacra, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Feb 201946 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPitkin County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025337 of 365 days measured27 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 19, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pitkin County monitors, CO
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Aspenserves 31,100 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation11,764 ft3,586 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Hospital14.9 miPost officeMeredith Post Office9.3 miFire stationBasalt and Rural Fire Protection District Station 438.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) ASE17 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS106 miInterstateI-7021 miUS highwayUS 2412 miAmtrakGlenwood Springs, CO GSC44 miCoachVail Eco TransitGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81642 ZIP area.
