Local servicesHospitalYampa Valley Medical Center19.0 miPost officePhippsburg Post Office1.8 miTown hallOak Creek Town Hall4.2 miPoliceOak Creek Police Department4.2 miFire stationOak Creek Fire Protection District Oak Creek Station 14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYampa Valley Airport HDN23 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN124 miInterstateI-7037 miUS highwayUS 4014 miAmtrakGlenwood Springs, CO GSC50 miCoachMilnerBustang Outrider19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:38 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:26 am – 4:45 pm
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People407 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.9175 householdsMedian household income $111,141Median home value $322,50073% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $910 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate82% of adults are in the labour force, 263 employedMain industries: construction 29%, other services 18%, retail 17%Average commute 29 minutes69% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 47°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 7°F17 in of rain a year, on about 58 dayswettest month April131 in of snow a year, on about 64 days0 days above 90°F, 222 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Yampa station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsRoutt National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 1,125,600 acresStagecoach State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 1,391 acresAdams State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 649 acresWhite River National Forestnational forest · 11.3 mi · 2,289,637 acresSarvis Creek State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 300 acresYampa River State Park - Pump Stationstate park · 21.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 31 Jan 200239 mi away, near Craig, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 2 Sep 202428 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRoutt County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 22, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Routt County monitors, CO
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMt Werner WDserves 19,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: carbon, total, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,916 ft2,413 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
