Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:37 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:07 am – 4:43 pm
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People11,842 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.05,156 householdsMedian household income $58,589Median home value $244,700Median rent $946 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $536 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 5,053 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 16%, construction 10%Average commute 19 minutes68% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 7%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 49°F, lows 22°F15 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month July55 in of snow a year, on about 16 days37 days above 90°F, 146 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Trinidad station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsSouth Side Parkpark · 5.4 miCentral Parkpark · 5.7 miTrinidad Lake State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 2,904 acresJames M. John State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 8,345 acresLake Dorothey State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 5,154 acresSugarite Canyon State Parkstate park · 13.5 mi · 4,115 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes201 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 23 Aug 201118 mi away, near Valdez, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Jul 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLas Animas County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Pueblo County, CO, 68 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Trinidadserves 11,400 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,195 ft1,888 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount San Rafael Hospital4.2 miPost officeTrinidad Post Office5.0 miTown hallTrinidad City Hall5.4 miPoliceLas Animas County Sheriff's Office3.9 miFire stationTrinidad Fire Department Station 25.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTrinidad State College5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB76 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS113 miInterstateI-254.7 miUS highwayUS 1602.6 miAmtrakTrinidad, CO TRI5.3 miCoachTrinidadBustang Outrider4.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81082 ZIP area.
