Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:39 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:21 am – 4:46 pm
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People423 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 71.3216 householdsMedian household income $105,600Median home value $672,600100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate36% of adults are in the labour force, 137 employedMain industries: professional and business services 31%, education and health care 28%, retail 18%Average commute 44 minutes63% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 28% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages67% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 74°F, lows 43°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 5°F10 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month July157 in of snow a year, on about 59 days0 days above 90°F, 240 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Twin Lakes Rsvr station, 6 mi away; snow from Leadville Lake Co Ap
Parks and public landsWhite River National Forestnational forest · 5.0 mi · 2,289,637 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Crystal Lakesstate park · 6.2 mi · 84 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Hayden Ranchstate park · 6.2 mi · 378 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Hayden Meadowsstate park · 6.2 mi · 60 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Arkansas River Ranchstate park · 6.3 mi · 120 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Kobestate park · 6.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 3 Sep 198639 mi away, near Crested Butte, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 201240 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLake County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025337 of 365 days measured27 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 19, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pitkin County, CO, 26 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterParkville WDserves 7,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021102 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation11,524 ft3,513 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Hospital10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColorado Mountain College Leadville9.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) ASE24 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS96 miInterstateI-7028 miUS highwayUS 246.1 miAmtrakGlenwood Springs, CO GSC55 miCoachFairplayBustang Outrider25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81251 ZIP area.
