Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:39 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:14 am – 4:45 pm
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People4,763 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.72,477 householdsMedian household income $69,527Median home value $401,900Median rent $940 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,582 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 1,801 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, construction 16%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 36 minutes57% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 45°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 8°F14 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month July84 in of snow a year, on about 29 days1 days above 90°F, 213 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Westcliffe station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsDe Weese Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 917 acresMiddle Taylor Creek State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 445 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Parknational park · 18.2 mi · 104,902 acresSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · 13.5 mi · 1,108,492 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Preservenational conservation area · 15.0 mi · 41,702 acresSan Luis Valley Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 17.4 mi · 149 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201728 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 28 Feb 201933 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCuster County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 362 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fremont County, CO, 24 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRound Mountain WSDserves 1,950 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,160 ft2,487 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeWestcliffe Post Office2.4 miTown hallSilver Cliff Town Hall2.0 miPoliceCuster County Sheriff's Office2.5 miFire stationWet Mountain Fire Protection District Main Station2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPueblo Memorial Airport PUB52 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS62 miInterstateI-2535 miUS highwayUS 5022 miCoachCotopaxiBustang Outrider23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81252 ZIP area.
