Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:37 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:11 am – 4:43 pm
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People1,678 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.5793 householdsMedian household income $97,513Median home value $364,700Median rent $2,586 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,501 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 835 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 10%Average commute 40 minutes81% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 23°F25 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month July130 in of snow a year, on about 42 days7 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rye 1sw station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Beckwith State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 66 acresLathrop State Parkstate park · 18.6 mi · 163 acresLathropstate park · 19.4 mi · 158 acresLake Pueblo State Parkstate park · 24.3 mi · 9,361 acresLake Pueblostate park · 27.5 mi · 265 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Parknational park · 33.8 mi · 104,902 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 19 Jun 202346 mi away, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Oct 202446 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePueblo County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured96 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pueblo County monitors, CO
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Ryeserves 745 people from surface water22 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level15 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,534 ft1,992 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpanish Peaks Regional Health Center - Hospital20.4 miPost officeRye Post Office3.1 miPolicePueblo County Sheriff's Office - South Substation4.7 miFire stationRye Fire Protection District - Station 13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB35 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS64 miInterstateI-253.3 miUS highwayUS 873.3 miAmtrakTrinidad, CO TRI54 miCoachColorado CityBustang Outrider7.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81069 ZIP area.
