Local servicesHospitalGrand River Health Hospital15.8 miPost officeParachute Post Office5.6 miTown hallParachute Town Hall5.8 miPoliceParachute Police Department5.8 miFire stationGrand Valley Fire Protection District Station 325.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGrand Junction Regional Airport GJT38 miInterstateI-704.9 miUS highwayUS 64.9 miAmtrakGlenwood Springs, CO GSC40 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81635 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:45 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:29 am – 4:51 pm
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People7,486 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.42,996 householdsMedian household income $73,278Median home value $311,200Median rent $1,108 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,198 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 3,339 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, construction 15%, retail 11%Average commute 42 minutes76% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 15%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 37°F, lows 13°F17 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month September54 in of snow a year, on about 28 days38 days above 90°F, 189 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Altenbern station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsBattlement Mesa Golf Courserecreation area · 5.6 mi · 187 acresParachute Ponds State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.2 miCallahan Ballfieldpark · 6.3 miRifle Gap State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 1,343 acresGrand Mesa National Forestnational forest · 18.3 mi · 345,933 acresRifle Falls State Parkstate park · 21.7 mi · 52 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 24 Aug 201823 mi away, near Parachute, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Feb 201938 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGarfield County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025252 of 365 days measured112 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 131main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Garfield County monitors, CO
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBattlement Mesa Mdserves 4,100 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202113 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,305 ft2,531 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
