Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:42 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:19 am – 4:48 pm
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People264 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.682 households71% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 111 employedMain industries: public administration 47%, education and health care 26%, other services 22%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 39°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows -5°F15 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month July105 in of snow a year, on about 38 days4 days above 90°F, 295 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sargents station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreen Mountainpeak · 4.5 miQuakey Mountainpeak · 2.9 miAGATE CREEK SPURtrailhead · 6.4 miNeedle Creek Reservoirreservoir · 5.7 miBaldy Lakelake · 7.1 miBig Draw Springspring · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGunnison National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 1,666,609 acresSan Isabel National Forestnational forest · 10.5 mi · 1,108,492 acresRio Grande National Forestnational forest · 17.7 mi · 1,839,117 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Big Bendstate park · 25.0 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Big Bend (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 25.0 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Stone Bridge (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)state park · 26.9 mi · 69 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201739 mi away, near Coaldale, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 30 Nov 201739 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSaguache County, CO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025264 of 364 days measured99 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 46, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Gunnison County, CO, 35 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Centerserves 2,575 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation8,993 ft2,741 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGunnison Valley Health Hospital24.7 miPost officeSargents Post Office4.7 miFire stationSargents Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport GUC25 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS101 miUS highwayUS 50under a mileCoachMonarch MountainBustang Outrider11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 81248 ZIP area.
