Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:39 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:20 am – 4:46 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Nearby landmarksCOLORADO TRAIL-CLEAR CREEKtrailhead · under a mileCache Creek Access Pointtrailhead · 1.4 miClear Creek Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miTwin Lakesreservoir · 5.0 miWaverly Mountainpeak · 4.6 miDEXTERcampground · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Granite Rockstate park · 1.1 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Stone Cabinstate park · 2.0 mi · 125 acresClear Creek Reservoir State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 684 acresGranite State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.0 mi · 54 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Numbersstate park · 4.1 mi · 170 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Arkansas River Placerstate park · 4.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 3 Sep 198645 mi away, near Crested Butte, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 8 Jul 199327 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChaffee County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 202568 of 103 days measured30 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chaffee County monitors, CO
Drinking waterCity of Salidaserves 5,666 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202111 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation9,564 ft2,915 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Hospital14.8 miFire stationChaffee County Fire Protection District Station 156.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColorado Mountain College Leadville14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) ASE34 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS86 miInterstateI-7033 miUS highwayUS 24under a mileAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR65 miCoachBuena VistaBustang Outrider15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81228 ZIP area.
