Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:30 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:01 am – 4:36 pm
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People1,865 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.5828 householdsMedian household income $47,167Median home value $131,900Median rent $626 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $531 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 789 employedMain industries: education and health care 39%, farming, forestry and mining 11%, retail 9%Average commute 9 minutes81% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 8% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Vietnamese 2%, Spanish 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 18°F15 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month July23 in of snow a year, on about 13 days66 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Springfield Comanche station, 11 mi away; snow from Walsh 1 W
Parks and public landsComanche National Grasslandnational grassland · 13.7 mi · 443,611 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202112 mi away, near Pritchett, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 13 Sep 202112 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, 41 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Springfieldserves 1,378 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2023: disinfection by-products, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,510 ft1,375 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSoutheast Colorado Hospital District5.3 miPost officeSpringfield Post Office5.1 miTown hallSpringfield Town Hall5.0 miPoliceSpringfield Police Department5.1 miFire stationSpringfield Fire Station4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLiberal Mid-America Regional Airport LBL100 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS145 miUS highwayUS 3854.9 miAmtrakLamar, CO LMR46 miCoachSpringfield Truck Stop ValeroFlixBus5.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81073 ZIP area.
