Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:32 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:02 am – 4:38 pm
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People298 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.1135 householdsMedian rent $479 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $411 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 140 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 41%, education and health care 18%, construction 14%Average commute 16 minutes81% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Arabic 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 50°F, lows 22°F16 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month August27 in of snow a year, on about 12 days33 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kim 10sse station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsComanche National Grasslandnational grassland · 3.6 mi · 443,611 acresBlack Mesa State Park & Nature Preservestate park · 20.2 mi · 2,646 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202115 mi away, near Pritchett, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202115 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBaca County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 365 days measured25 moderate, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 27, worst day 652main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Prowers County, CO, 61 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Pritchettserves 125 people from ground water9 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: radium, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,050 ft1,539 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSoutheast Colorado Hospital District24.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB110 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS143 miUS highwayUS 1606.0 miAmtrakLa Junta, CO LAJ61 miCoachSpringfield Truck Stop ValeroFlixBus24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81064 ZIP area.
