Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:40 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:09 am – 4:46 pm
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People1,120 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.4497 householdsMedian household income $50,179Median home value $351,900Median rent $714 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $486 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 313 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 27%, education and health care 22%, other services 13%Average commute 26 minutes72% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 73%, Spanish 25%, Tagalog 2%19% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 15°F17 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month July48 in of snow a year, on about 13 days28 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Trinidad Lake station, 23 mi away
Parks and public landsBosque Del Oso State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 72 acresNorth Lake State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 1,290 acresSpanish Peaks State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 5,856 acresTrinidad Lake State Parkstate park · 18.9 mi · 94 acresCarson Othernational forest · 21.9 mi · 101,380 acresGreat Sand Dunes National Parknational park · 49.5 mi · 104,902 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 23 Aug 201116 mi away, near Valdez, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Jul 202622 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 quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 365 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 25, worst day 76main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Alamosa County, CO, 54 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% 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 in the county
Elevation8,155 ft2,486 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeWeston Post Office6.5 miFire stationStonewall Fire Protection District Stonewall Station3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field ALS53 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS115 miInterstateI-2524 miUS highwayUS 8524 miAmtrakTrinidad, CO TRI25 miCoachAguilarBustang Outrider24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81091 ZIP area.
