Local servicesHospitalMountain Medical Center11.6 miPost officeOuray Post Office3.4 miTown hallOuray City Hall3.3 miPoliceOuray County Sheriff's Office3.3 miFire stationOuray Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTelluride Regional Airport TEX17 miUS highwayUS 5503.1 miCable carStation Telluride Oak StreetMountain Village Transit13 miCoachRidgwayBustang Outrider11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81427 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81427 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:48 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:22 am – 4:54 pm
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People1,251 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.4572 householdsMedian household income $82,851Median home value $562,200Median rent $954 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,411 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 599 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, hospitality, food and recreation 20%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 15 minutes45% drive alone, 23% car-pool, 14% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages61% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 15°F24 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month August126 in of snow a year, on about 46 days0 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ouray station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsSan Juan National Forestnational forest · 5.2 mi · 1,865,968 acresOuray Ice Parkpark · 3.4 miUncompahgre National Forestnational forest · 11.0 mi · 952,909 acresRidgway State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 3,198 acresGunnison National Forestnational forest · 26.2 mi · 1,666,609 acresRio Grande National Forestnational forest · 27.8 mi · 1,839,117 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 13 Sep 199422 mi away, near Sawpit, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 10 Mar 202325 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOuray County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured62 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 94main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: San Miguel County, CO, 45 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL36% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Ourayserves 1,460 people from groundwater under influence of surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: surface water treatment, treatment technique30 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation11,988 ft3,654 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
