Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:40 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:16 am – 4:46 pm
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People796 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.6404 householdsMedian household income $30,915Median home value $168,600Median rent $917 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $280 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting16.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 263 employedMain industries: retail 27%, farming, forestry and mining 18%, education and health care 13%Average commute 21 minutes70% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 11% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 50°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 9°F12 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month July59 in of snow a year, on about 34 days6 days above 90°F, 201 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Crestone 2 Se station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksMineral Hot Springsspring · 4.1 miMajor Creektrailhead · 2.5 miMAJOR CREEK Trailheadtrailhead · 2.5 miMount Niehardtpeak · 7.2 miSilver Lakelake · 7.4 miMount Owenpeak · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 1,108,492 acresBaca National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.6 mi · 85,797 acresSan Luis Valley Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 13.9 mi · 149 acresMiddle Taylor Creek State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 445 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Canyon Trading Post (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 16.2 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Vallie Bridgestate park · 16.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201718 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 28 Feb 201941 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSaguache County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 362 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fremont County, CO, 31 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKv HOA INCserves 580 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2025: disinfection by-products, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,932 ft2,418 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeVilla Grove Post Office8.1 miFire stationVilla Grove Fire Department8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field ALS50 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS77 miUS highwayUS 2855.2 miCoachMoffatBustang Outrider11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81143 ZIP area.
