Local servicesHospitalHeart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center16.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport GUC38 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS85 miUS highwayUS 508.7 miCoachMonarch MountainBustang Outrider12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:40 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:19 am – 4:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,748 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.2760 householdsMedian household income $98,170Median home value $745,40099% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,152 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 504 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, hospitality, food and recreation 17%, construction 13%Average commute 14 minutes64% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 17% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages71% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 44% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 11°F10 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month August49 in of snow a year, on about 30 days5 days above 90°F, 208 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buena Vista 2s station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksBALDWIN LAKE MEADOWtrailhead · under a mileMount Anteropeak · 1.0 miANTERO/BROWNS LAKE PARKINGtrailhead · 1.1 miBoulder Mountainpeak · 1.6 miBaldwin Lakelake · 2.6 miCASCADEcampground · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 1,108,492 acresWrights Lake State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 63 acresGunnison National Forestnational forest · 9.2 mi · 1,666,609 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Chaffee County Shopstate park · 9.5 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Browns Canyonstate park · 9.9 mi · 2,956 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Fisherman Bridgestate park · 11.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201732 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201732 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChaffee County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 202568 of 103 days measured30 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chaffee County monitors, CO
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription32% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMesa Antero Subdserves 250 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation11,729 ft3,575 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
