Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit - Saint Francis Hospital12.1 miPost officePeyton Post Office3.3 miFire stationPeyton Fire Protection District3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS16 miInterstateI-2516 miUS highwayUS 243.2 miAmtrakUnion Station DEN60 miCoachColorado SpringsLimousine Express19 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 80831 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:32 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:13 am – 4:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People33,287 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.710,640 householdsMedian household income $128,900Median home value $495,800Median rent $2,388 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,128 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 15,608 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 17%, construction 10%Average commute 31 minutes76% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 5%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 9°F22 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month July102 in of snow a year, on about 44 days5 days above 90°F, 212 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eastonville 2 Nnw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksJ E McClelland Reservoir Number Fourreservoir · 4.7 miRattlesnake Buttepeak · 6.3 miKiowa Creek Watershed K-80 Reservoirreservoir · 7.2 miVollmer Hillpeak · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHomestead Ranch Regional Parkpark · 6.1 mi · 453 acresRock Island Trailheadrecreation area · 6.4 miPikes Peak National Cemeteryhistoric site · 15.5 mi · 374 acresCastlewood Canyon State Parkstate park · 25.4 mi · 477 acresCheyenne Mountainstate park · 25.6 mi · 222 acresCheyenne Mountain State Parkstate park · 25.8 mi · 103 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Dec 199427 mi away, near Larkspur, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Oct 202513 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEl Paso County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighWildfire Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025249 of 365 days measured116 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Paso County monitors, CO
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMeridian Service Mdserves 12,760 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
Elevation6,711 ft2,046 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
