Local servicesHospitalHeart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center5.4 miPost officePoncha Springs Post Office3.3 miTown hallPoncha Springs Town Hall3.4 miPoliceChaffee County Sheriff's Office6.0 miFire stationChaffee County Fire Protection District Station 43.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport GUC45 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS78 miUS highwayUS 2851.3 miCoachPoncha SpringsBustang Outrider3.4 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 81201 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:40 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:18 am – 4:46 pm
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People9,561 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.14,644 householdsMedian household income $70,850Median home value $631,700Median rent $1,614 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,696 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 5,045 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, hospitality, food and recreation 19%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 18 minutes54% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 12% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages52% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 13°F9 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month August37 in of snow a year, on about 16 days15 days above 90°F, 201 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salida station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksNorth Fork South Arkansas Riverriver · 4.4 miFrantz Lakelake · 4.7 miCleveland Mountainpeak · 4.9 miPoncha Hot Springsspring · 4.4 miGREENS CREEKtrailhead · 5.5 miSHAVANO/TABEGUACHEtrailhead · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,108,492 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Big Bendstate park · 1.8 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Big Bend (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 1.8 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Stone Bridge (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 4.4 mi · 69 acresMount Ouray State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 227 acresShavano View State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.3 miSource: 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 3.6 on 30 Nov 201721 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201721 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChaffee County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 202568 of 103 days measured30 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chaffee County monitors, CO
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Salidaserves 5,666 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202111 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,119 ft2,475 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
