Getting aroundAirportGunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport GUC44 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS102 miUS highwayUS 28511 miCoachMoffatBustang Outrider25 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 81149 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:42 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:18 am – 4:49 pm
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People1,183 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.4522 householdsMedian household income $57,019Median home value $197,700Median rent $1,035 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $844 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 627 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, farming, forestry and mining 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 15%Average commute 23 minutes71% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 9%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 50°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 7°F8 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month August105 in of snow a year, on about 38 days5 days above 90°F, 205 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saguache station, 11 mi away; snow from Sargents
Nearby landmarksHoughland Hill Springspring · 1.8 miHoughland Hillpeak · 3.5 miMount Lionpeak · 4.5 miBoland Springspring · 3.6 miLone Pine Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miLake Mountain Parklake · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRio Grande National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,839,117 acresSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · 14.4 mi · 1,108,492 acresSanderson Gulchstate recreation area · 15.3 mi · 1,507 acresGunnison National Forestnational forest · 21.5 mi · 1,666,609 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Parknational park · 37.8 mi · 104,902 acresSan Luis Valley Conservation Areanational conservation area · 38.0 mi · 6,718 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201737 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201737 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSaguache County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 365 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Alamosa County, CO, 48 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Saguacheserves 504 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021115 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,757 ft2,669 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
